Kansas City Royals rookie Carter Jensen had quite a day April 2.<\/p>\n
The 22-year-old was scheduled to catch the Royals\u2019 game against the Minnesota Twins. Just one problem: he overslept.<\/p>\n
The Royals benched Jensen and inserted veteran Salvador Perez at catcher instead. A consensus top-50 prospect in MLB<\/a>, Carter has played only 26 big league games to this point in his career.<\/p>\n MORE: Ex-Yankees pitcher rips umpire: \u2018something has to be done\u2019 about CB Bucknor<\/a><\/p>\n Jensen owned up to his rookie mistake after the game. Royals first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino described the impact Jensen\u2019s mistake had on the team behind the scenes.<\/p>\n Here’s Vinnie Pasquantino on it: “You got a 36-year-old catcher who’s preparing to DH today, and his world gets a little rocked that an hour and a half before the game, he’s not going to be DH’ing. Give credit to Salvy today for being ready. First and foremost, I’m glad Carter’s\u2026<\/p>\n \u2014 Sam McDowell (@SamMcDowell11) April 2, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cYou got a 36-year-old catcher (Perez) who\u2019s preparing to DH today, and his world gets a little rocked that an hour and a half before the game, he\u2019s not going to be DH\u2019ing,\u201d Pasquantino told Sam McDowell of the Kansas City Star. \u201cGive credit to Salvy today for being ready. First and foremost, I\u2019m glad Carter\u2019s OK. I mean that was kind of the initial thought when you\u2019re trying to get a hold of his parents and everything like that \u2014\u00a0just make sure he\u2019s OK. <\/p>\n \u201cBut once you find out he\u2019s OK, all right, it\u2019s a growing moment. He\u2019s really young.\u201d <\/p>\n