"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. 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 just a little taken aback. At the end of the day, you just wanna have your teammates' backs."
"First of all, I don't think anyone is going to blame Nico Hoerner for not exploding in the moment. He's trying to stay locked into the at bat, drive in a run, and help his team win."
"That's a good teammate, even after the fact, for publicly confirming what he heard, and sticking up for Amaya. A lot of guys would've just tried to skirt past the topic and talk about keeping things in-house or whatever."
Dalton Rushing, a rookie catcher for the Dodgers, was seen on video allegedly calling Cubs catcher Miguel Amaya a derogatory term after a play. Nico Hoerner, who was at bat during the incident, appeared irritated and later confirmed he heard Rushing's comment. Hoerner expressed regret for not addressing Rushing more directly at the time, emphasizing the importance of supporting teammates. The incident raised questions about sportsmanship and may lead to further discussions when the Dodgers face the Cubs later in the season.
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