WATCH: Cubs fans booing Willson Contreras at Wrigley Field

Photo credit: Zach Zaidman

Tony Crumpton - Senior Editor - Monday, May 08 2023

Former Chicago Cubs catcher Willson Contreras is back at Wrigley Field for the first time signing his huge five-year contract with the rival St. Louis Cardinals.

Contreras was announced during lineups, and Cubs fans gave him some boos after some comments he said this offseason that dissed the Cubs, saying that the Cardinals were the better organization.

During pregame, Contreras backtracked some of his comments and tried to apologize to Cubs fans.

"Having support from them (Cubs fans) means a lot to me," Contreras said. "If there is something in the past that got in some people’s feelings, I really apologize. I would never say something against the Chicago Cubs or anything against the fan base.”

While some Cubs fans may still hold some animosity towards Contreras for his comments, it is clear that he still values and respects the time he spent with the team and its fan base.

Willson has recently been demoted to a DH role only by the struggling Cardinals (11-24).

Check out the booing in the following short clip:

Fans react to Jeremiah Paprocki announcing Willson Contreras while reading the Cardinals lineup. pic.twitter.com/3sUaDgjfXz
— CHGO Cubs (@CHGO_Cubs) May 8, 2023

Some fans gave him a standing ovation too:

Standing ovation at Wrigley Field after the Cubs played a video tribute for Cardinals DH Willson Contreras prior to his first game here as a visitor pic.twitter.com/vcD5fxYirK
— Zach Zaidman (@ZachZaidman) May 8, 2023