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Cubs' Nico Hoerner has regrets after alleged 'fat f--k' moment with Dodgers catcher Dalton Rushing

New York Post·Matt Ehalt·about 1 month ago
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Nico Hoerner wished he had done more. Standing in the batter’s box Saturday, the Cubs’ infielder looked stunned after hearing Dodgers catcher Dalton Rushing call opposing backstop Miguel Amaya, according to internet lip readers and later confirmed by Hoerner, a “fat f–k” after advancing on a wild pitch in a clip that has since gone viral. Hoerner’s eyes told the story with his eyebrows being raised after the stunning remark, but, in hindsight, the 28-year-old knows he could have stood up for his catcher. “I wish that I had confronted him a little more directly, to be honest. I was pretty taken aback in the middle of my at-bat,” Hoerner said on “Spiegel and Holmes” on Tuesday . “It was just kind of a strange thing to experience, so, yeah, I felt a little weird about that. “I’m not saying I should’ve have like tackled the guy or anything, but still a little taken aback.…

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