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“Way to fumble the bag”; “Automatic assign to AAA” – Fans ridicule Royals catcher Carter Jensen for oversleeping debacle before Twins game


The Kansas City Royals scratched catcher Carter Jensen after they were unable to contact him for warm-up before Thursday’s game against the Minnesota Twins. Jensen missed the start because he missed the alarm and arrived late for the game.

Jensen entered the game in the ninth inning and apologized for oversleeping. He said that he slept through the alarm and woke up in “full panic.” The Royals reached out to his family after being unable to get in touch with Jensen.

Fans criticized the Royals catcher after the reason behind his lineup scratch was revealed. One X user wrote:

“Automatic assign to AAA, wtf are we doing here!”

Automatic assign to AAA, wtf are we doing here

“Way to fumble the bag lol,” another exclaimed.

way to fumble the bag lol

“Unacceptable, needs to grow up and put his big boy shoes on. Big leaguer my a**,” one more added.

unacceptable, needs to grow up and put his big boy shoes on. big leaguer my ass.

“Still April fools?” an X user questioned.

“Back to the minors you go,” another said.

Back to the minors you go

“Did he oversleep or did they tell him to go back to sleep,” one mocked.

Did he oversleep or did they tell him to go back to sleep 🙄🤨

“Well this certainly aged poorly for Jensen,” another penned.

Well this certainly aged poorly for Jensen

Veteran Royals catcher Salvador Perez, who was slated to play as a designated hitter, started the game in Jense’s absence. Vinnie Pasquantino credited Perez for taking over the catching duties on short notice.

Carter Jensen makes his feelings known after alarm clock incident

Carter Jensen expressed regret and pledged to never make such a mistake again. He said he’ll set “a million alarms” if necessary to wake up in time before a game.

“No running from it,” Jensen said. “Just didn’t wake up to my alarm. Slept through it. Don’t really have an excuse, nor should I. It sucks. Happens. I felt like I let my teammates down, coaches down. Just learn from it and know it won’t happen again.”

“There’s a lot to learn from it. Making sure if I don’t set one alarm, maybe set three, four, as many as possible. Moving forward, that’s what I’m going to do. Set a million alarms. Make sure I’m up. It stinks, though.”

Vinnie Pasquantino labeled it as a “growing moment” for Jensen. However, he admitted that this type of mistake is unacceptable.