AMA with Royals 1B Vinnie Pasquantino (aka Pasquatch), one of our World Series player correspondents, from WS Media Day! Vinnie will be swinging by later this afternoon around 4pm ET to answer your questions!

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1. Would you rather fight one horse sized duck or 100 duck sized horses?

2. Hi Vinnie!

   Who were your favorite player(s) growing up?

   P.S. keep up the great work on Twitter, you have one of the funniest player accounts out there

3. What’s one of your favorite interactions you’ve had at 1st base with another player

4. In terms of Italian sports legends, where do you feel you rank? Cause I have you right up there with guys like Sinner, Maldini, and Mario from Mario Super Sluggers

5. Do you think you could start on the Jets if you were put on the roster today?

6. Hey Vinnie are you able to provide an alibi of your whereabouts in Paris during the time of the louvre jewelry heist?

7. What stadium has “the best” 1st base (aka view, comfort, shadow…)

8. What city has the best BBQ?

9. Say you can create three aliens at any time. You can teach them anything but each time you teach them something, they get bigger and bigger. They can learn anything instantly just by looking at it. So you can show them a Kung fu movie and they know Kung fu, or Ratatouille and theyre a master chef. You can feed them three ways: normal food BUT you have to find out what food they like, you can charge them in the sun but it has to be in public, or randomly they sing opera REALLY loud. The only way you can get rid of one is by pushing them with murderous intent and they turn into a cloud of dust. Would you use those aliens?

10. I have nipples, Vinnie. Could you milk me?

    

11. Since it’s finally being replaced next year, how do you feel about The Diamond?

12. Did you ever have a family member tell you that you “never had the makings of a varsity athlete”?

13. Are you anticipating a lockout for 2026? Have you talked about the ongoing negotiations between the league and PA with your teammates?

14. Here’s a KC food question, but not what you’d expect: what are your favorite Tex-Mex spots around Kansas City?

15. Memorable coaches/non-managerial figures you enjoyed working with the most at any time in your career so far?

16. Hi Vinnie,

    1. As a fellow Vincent (see username), I am curious about when and why you first started going by Vinnie? I’ve thought about this a lot because I used to introduce myself as Vincent, but most people would shorten my name to Vince within a few weeks of getting to know me. Now, I normally introduce myself as Vince to skip the awkward transition period. I also meet the occasional person that calls me Vinny, but they’re the minority. Vinny used to annoy me growing up because so many people asked me if I’d seen “My Cousin Vinny,” but I got over that — I’m just happy to be referred to.

    2. When’s the last time you had a good Sunday gravy (sauce)? Was it a meat sauce? Do you ever cook it yourself? How do you feel about the use of oregano in said gravy?

    Thanks! I always enjoy watching the Royals! It’s a very fun team.

17. I’ve always wondered how players that are part of organizations like Kansas City feel about maybe not getting the same recognition as the “big markets” At times. Do you and/or your teammates ever feel that way, and maybe use it as motivation?

    Also where would you choose as your first location to find Bigfoot?

18. Hey Vinnie! Your braids broke the Royals subreddit. How many bets have you lost to Salvy?? 

    Also, IMHO the Royals have the best hair of all the MLB teams. Who do you think has the best hair on the Royals squad? 

    Lastly… A friend of mine visited the K for the first time this summer and loved it. He was not able to try the Pasquich, though! Do you have any new food items coming to your food stand next season??

    Thanks for an awesome season, so excited for next year!!

19. Are there any Royals minor leaguers we haven’t seen at the MLB level yet that you’re excited for? Thank you for doing this!

20. have you ever said some slang word or whatever that was so modern that the older guys in the clubhouse just stared at you?

21. Mr. Pasquatch, if you were to play a different sport what would you play and what position would you start at?

22. Go Monarchs, Vinnie! You’re one of many players from the greater Richmond area making an impact in the big leagues, to go along with plenty more in pro ball. How much pride do you take being part of that group and showing how much talent there is in Virginia?

23. Vinnie, on a scale of 1-10, how much trouble did you get yourself into when you posted the unapproved photos of your wife on your trip? Also, what kind of Birkin bag did you buy her to make up for making her fly across the pond to watch the Jets loose?

24. Vinnie, do you and your family participate in Tomato Sauce Day and what is your role?

25. What’s the worst (or funniest) way someone has butchered your name?

26. Hello Vinnie I have 2 questions
    I would like to what did you do to Ohtani to make him throw his hardest pitches against you?
    Does everyone on the team enjoy Vance Wilson’s belly flops like we do?

27. If you had to shotgun any beer which one would you pick and why?

28. Vinnie, what is the thought process behind selecting your walk up song?

29. Good afternoon, Vinnie. Where do you see yourself within the bag-a-donuts heirarchy?

30. Hey Vinnie, how did you like growing up in the Richmond area? Seems like we don’t have a whole lot of big leaguers from here so it’s cool to see.

    Any favorite restaurants or places to visit here?

31. What did you do to make Ohtani so mad at you that his two fastest thrown pitches are both against you?

32. Hi Vinnie! One thing I love about the Royals is the vibes in the dugout – could you tell us an inside joke or short funny story from this season?

33. Most of us schmucks have a 9-5 job. How difficult is it to have to work practically every day all day for your job? Does it feel like work or does it still feel just like playing the game when you were younger? Does it FEEL like “work”? 

34. If you had your top 5 snacks, what would it be?

35. How does it feel to be a Jets fan and suffer through that year in and year out?

    Also, have you ever met the man behind the pasquatch?

36. Best memory with the royals?

37. Vinnie! Whats your favorite place to eat in KC? I was also wondering what you always chat about with the runners on first haha

38. Vinnie, why does Shohei seem to want to throw so hard against you?

39. Hi Vinnie. A few questions of varying levels of seriousness:

    1) What’s on your Mount Rushmore of Italian foods?

    2) The Royals put up 20 runs on the Jays this year. What the hell was that about?

    3) How much time each offseason do you spend looking for the Sasquatch? Or is that just time you spend looking in the mirror?

    4) You’re one of the star players on my fantasy baseball team. Do you have a pretence on the team name?

40. How did the Pasquatch costume guy materialize? Did the Royals approach you about it? Did you ask the Royals? Did they not say anything and you just looked up and saw your twin walking on top of the Hall of Fame building?

41. Favourite city to visit for pizza – and any great pizza spots to note?
    Also, pineapple on pizza – yes or no?

42. Vinnie, on the broadcast they mentioned that for the team fantasy football draft you were going all out and wearing a suit for your commissioner duties. Hoping you could clarify, was that a business suit or did you wear the Pasquatch suit?

43. I’m sure you’ve been asked this a million times, but what was your “Holy crap, I’m actually in the show” moment? When did it sink in and what was that like?

44. Hey Vinnie,

    How did you get the name Pasquatch? And what other cryptids could fit with a player around the league?

45. Hi Vinnie,

    How many Ken Rosenthals can you bench press?

46. Have you ever put on the pasquatch costume and walked around?

47. Hey Vinnie. Congrats on the Silver Slugger nomination.

    I’ve been to about 10 ballparks around the league and I still think that the K is among the best there is. My question to you is, as a player, where do you rank the K?

48. Vinnie! What’s it like being on the FTF committee? Is your appointment long term? Can you divulge anyone else on the committee?

49. What was it like eating $200 worth of Taco Bell, and would you ever consider getting $400 worth of it?

    Also, what other food would you consider buying that much of?

50. Vinnie what is your favorite BBQ place in kc