The last thing you ever want to do when at your new job is be late for work, but Royals rookie catcher Carter Jensen did just that. Kansas City was forced to scratch the rookie from Thursday's lineup after he failed ot show up on time to prepare. The team went to great lengths, even calling Jensen's parents, among attempts to locate him. Turns out, he was asleep.
"I didn't wake up to my alarm. Slept through it," Jensen said postgame of a 5-1 loss to the Twins. "Don't really have an excuse -- nor should I. It sucks. It happens. I feel like I let teammates down, coaches down. Just learn from it and just know it won't happen again."
35-year-old Salvador Perez had to be moved from DH to catcher for the game and caught eight innings, before Jensen caught the last.
My take: Better not happen again. Yikes. That's a huge deal at the position, especially in Kansas City, where they have to save the legs of top slugger Perez as he ages. Jensen might want to invest in an ex-military bugler.
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Royals catcher oversleeps
The last thing you ever want to do when at your new job is be late for work, but Royals rookie catcher Carter Jensen did just that. Kansas City was forced to scratch the rookie from Thursday's lineup after he failed ot show up on time to prepare. The team went to great lengths, even calling Jensen's parents, among attempts to locate him. Turns out, he was asleep.
"I didn't wake up to my alarm. Slept through it," Jensen said postgame of a 5-1 loss to the Twins. "Don't really have an excuse -- nor should I. It sucks. It happens. I feel like I let teammates down, coaches down. Just learn from it and just know it won't happen again."
35-year-old Salvador Perez had to be moved from DH to catcher for the game and caught eight innings, before Jensen caught the last.
My take: Better not happen again. Yikes. That's a huge deal at the position, especially in Kansas City, where they have to save the legs of top slugger Perez as he ages. Jensen might want to invest in an ex-military bugler.
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