Los Angeles Dodgers catcher Dalton Rushing used a derogatory phrase to describe Chicago Cubs catcher Miguel Amaya in the middle of a game on April 25.

In the weeks since, Rushing's choice of words came under scrutiny.

Cubs veteran Nico Hoerner was in the batter's box when Amaya advanced to second base on a wild pitch by Roki Sasaki. That's when Rushing, the catcher, called Amaya a "fat f--k."

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During an appearance on the “Spiegel & Holmes Show,” Hoerner said he regretted not saying something directly to Rushing in the moment.

“I wish that I had confronted him a little more directly, to be honest," Hoerner said. "I was pretty taken aback and in the middle of my at-bat.…