{"id":1164519,"date":"2026-02-23T20:38:05","date_gmt":"2026-02-24T01:38:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/sports\/?p=1164519"},"modified":"2026-02-23T20:38:05","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T01:38:05","slug":"two-mlb-stars-take-swipes-at-dodgers-fans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/sports\/two-mlb-stars-take-swipes-at-dodgers-fans\/","title":{"rendered":"Two MLB Stars Take Swipes at Dodgers, Fans"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dodgersnation.com\/two-mlb-stars-take-swipes-at-dodgers-fans\/2026\/02\/23\/\" title=\"Two MLB Stars Take Swipes at Dodgers, Fans\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A pair of baseball stars have taken aim at the Los Angeles Dodgers and their fans in recent interviews, though at least one of them seems like he regrets what he said.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Yankee Would Rather Be an Angel Than a Dodger<\/h2>\n<p>Jazz Chisholm made headlines recently when he told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/7053183\/2026\/02\/19\/jazz-chisholm-yankees-2026-goals\/\" target=\"_blank\">Chris Kirschner of The Athletic<\/a> that <a href=\"https:\/\/dodgersnation.com\/mlb-news-brewers-extend-manager-pitch-rigging-trial-pushed-to-fall-yankee-wants-to-be-next-ohtani\/2026\/02\/19\/\" target=\"_blank\">he will be the second to accomplish Shohei Ohtani\u2019s legendary 50-50 season<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>While he wants to play like a Dodgers star, though, he never intends to be one.<\/p>\n<p>In <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nj.com\/yankees\/2026\/02\/yankees-jazz-chisholm-reveals-free-agent-asking-price-why-hell-be-so-sad-all-year.html?outputType=amp\" target=\"_blank\">an interview with Randy Miller of NJ.com<\/a>, Chisholm said he never wants to be a Dodger, adding that he\u2019d rather play for the other Los Angeles team than suit up for the Boys in Blue.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019d go to the Angels before I\u2019d go to the Dodgers,\u201d he said. \u201cI\u2019d want to go and win by myself. I\u2019d rather build my roof than go to the Dodgers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>If you clicked that link to see what he said, though, you\u2019re out of luck. That quote has reportedly been deleted from the story, but not before <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yardbarker.com\/mlb\/articles\/jazz_chisholm_jr_would_rather_sign_with_the_angels_than_the_dodgers\/s1_17387_43499689\" target=\"_blank\">many in the sports world took notice<\/a>. <\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;d go to the Angels before I&#8217;d go to the Dodgers. I&#8217;d want to go and win by myself. I&#8217;d rather build my roof than go to the Dodgers.&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Jok9qOrtnR\">https:\/\/t.co\/Jok9qOrtnR<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Brandon Wile (@Brandon_N_Wile) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Brandon_N_Wile\/status\/2025231633834500584?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 21, 2026<\/a><\/div>\n<p>The NJ.com article does not note the quote\u2019s deletion, nor does it provide a reason as to why it was removed. <\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Angeleno on the Cubs Disparages Dodgers Fans<\/h2>\n<p>Despite growing up in Sherman Oaks, Pete Crow-Armstrong seems to not respect Dodgers fans.<\/p>\n<p>Crow-Armstrong <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcchicago.com\/news\/sports\/mlb\/chicago-cubs\/pete-crow-armstrong-compares-cubs-dodgers-fans-in-chicago-magazine-interview\/3896636\/\" target=\"_blank\">graced the cover of Chicago magazine<\/a>, which said he let \u201cit all hang out\u201d in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chicagomag.com\/chicago-magazine\/march-2026\/welcome-to-the-pca-show\/\" target=\"_blank\">a Wayne Drehs profile published on Monday<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Apr 22, 2025; Chicago, Illinois, USA;  Chicago Cubs outfielder Pete Crow-Armstrong (4) yells after he hits a two run home run during the fifth inning against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Wrigley Field. Mandatory Credit: Matt Marton-Imagn Images<\/p>\n<p>When asked about his time playing in Chicago, he praised the fans, and did so by criticizing Dodgers fans.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI love Chicago more and more. It\u2019s just an incredible city. The people are great,\u201d he said. \u201cThey give a s\u2014. They aren\u2019t just baseball fans who go to the game like Dodgers fans to take pictures or whatever. They are paying attention. They care.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Unlike Chisholm, though, Crow-Armstrong\u2019s comments remain published as of midday Monday, with that quote even pulled out for emphasis in the story.<\/p>\n<p>It will be interesting to see how Dodgers fans react when the Cubs come to town.<\/p>\n<p>Chicago will be playing at Dodger Stadium on April 24 through 26.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>\u200b<a href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/articles\/two-mlb-stars-swipes-dodgers-203805637.html\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/articles\/two-mlb-stars-swipes-dodgers-203805637.html<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A pair of baseball stars have taken aim at the Los Angeles Dodgers and their fans in recent interviews, though at least one of them&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":1164520,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1164519","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports","wpcat-1-id"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1164519","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1164519"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1164519\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1164520"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1164519"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1164519"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1164519"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}