Kansas City Royals’ Bobby Witt Jr. Comments on Carter Jensen Incident
Kansas City Royals shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. commented on his teammate Carter Jensen.
The Kansas City Royals found themselves dealing with an unusual situation involving top prospect Carter Jensen, and franchise superstar Bobby Witt Jr. did not shy away from addressing it. Jensen was scratched from Thursday’s lineup after oversleeping, an incident that quickly gained attention across the league.
The Royals went on to lose 5-1 to the Minnesota Twins, and the ripple effects of Jensen’s absence were felt immediately. Veteran catcher Salvador Perez had to step in behind the plate despite originally being scheduled to serve as the designated hitter, forcing a last-minute adjustment to the lineup. “It’s something you got to do and take accountability for those types of things.
I know it got a lot of publicity throughout baseball. It’s one of those things where baseball is a funny sport. He showed up later, late, but he was still here an hour and a half, two hours before the game,” Witt said when discussing the situation (h/t Anne Rogers of MLB.
com). Despite the Carter Jensen story yesterday getting a ton of play around baseball (and even beyond), the #Royals are working to move past it. Jensen is not starting tonight but available off the bench.