Vinnie Pasquantino sends a message to Carter Jansen, who overslept

Charles-Alexis Brisebois
Vinnie Pasquantino sends a message to Carter Jansen, who overslept
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What's going on at the start of the season?

After seeing Carlos Narvaez (Red Sox) pulled from his team's lineup due to… something, now Carter Jansen (Royals) has also fallen victim to the same fate.

In his case, however, we know what happened: he overslept and arrived late at the stadium. He was supposed to be the catcher, but ended up seeing Salvador Perez—who was supposed to be the DH—behind the plate yesterday.

He entered the game toward the end of the contest, when a pinch runner came in to replace Perez.

Obviously, this caused quite a stir in Kansas City. And Vinnie Pasquantino, after the game (a 5-1 loss to the Twins), spoke to the media to defend his young teammate.

He did so respectfully. Honestly, I think the tone he used was perfect.

Pasquantino took the time to explain that Perez (who was preparing to be the DH) had little time to prepare to be the catcher—which is no small feat, considering he's a big guy and getting on in years.

He also said the guys were worried about Jansen since they were in the dark: the catcher wasn't giving any updates. But after that, Pasquantino made it clear to him that this kind of thing won't fly in the majors.

Jansen seemed to blame himself. After the game, he spoke with the media and didn't come across as a young player who wasn't taking the situation seriously. So he's learned his lesson.

It seems that seeing the Royals not hide the situation leads me to believe that the chances of this becoming a distraction are lower than the situation in Boston. But we'll see…

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