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04/02 20:13 CDT Rookie catcher Carter Jensen gets scratched from Royals'
starting lineup after oversleeping
Rookie catcher Carter Jensen gets scratched from Royals' starting lineup after
oversleeping
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) --- Kansas City catcher Carter Jensen was removed from
the Royals' starting lineup for Thursday game with the Minnesota Twins after he
overslept.
"I didn't wake up to my alarm. Slept through it," Jensen told The Kansas City
Star and other outlets. "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."
Jensen eventually arrived, but not early enough to prepare adequately to start
the game. He did end up coming in as Kansas City's catcher in the ninth inning
of the Royals' 5-1 loss.
Salvador Perez, who was expecting to be Kansas City's designated hitter
Thursday, ended up catching the first eight innings.
"First and foremost, I'm glad Carter's OK," Royals first baseman Vinnie
Pasquantino told reporters. "I mean, that was kind of the initial thought when
you're trying to get a hold of his parents and everything like that --- just
make sure he's OK."
Pasquantino said Jensen, a 22-year-old rookie, needs to learn from this
experience.
"There are some things that cannot happen, and that's one of them," Pasquantino
said. "So he's going to have to wear it on the chin --- same way anybody would
have to. It can't happen, and hopefully it doesn't happen again. But it's one
of those things that you just can't afford mistakes like that in this game.
Just got to move forward the best that he can. I know he feels really bad.
"I know it was not his favorite drive to the field this morning, but it wasn't
our favorite morning either, trying to figure out what was going on. He'll
learn from it, grow a little bit. We're here for him, though. It's not like
anybody's mad at him. Things happen. But you've got to learn from mistakes like
that --- and maybe get another alarm clock or something."
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