Royals scratch catcher Carter Jensen after he overslept his alarm ahead of loss to the Twins
Kansas City went on to lose 5-1 to the Twins, with Salvador Perez behind the plate instead.
Kansas City Royals catcher Carter Jensen was unexpectedly taken out of the starting lineup on Thursday for an incredibly human reason: He overslept. Jensen was set to start against the Minnesota Twins, giving veteran catcher Salvador Perez a break. But Jensen was late after sleeping through his alarm, leaving manager Matt Quatraro with no choice but scratch Jensen late and put Perez back behind the plate.
“Carter had an oversight,” Quatraro said after the Royals’ 5-1 loss to the Twins, via MLB. com . “Overslept.
Wasn’t here on time, and we made the decision to scratch him from the lineup. ” Quatraro clarified that this was a rare instance for the 22-year-old catcher. “He’s a stand-up guy, a really hard worker, a great kid.
He feels terrible. He’s accountable to it. It’s not something that has been a pattern or any of that kind of stuff.