KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) \u2014 Kansas City catcher Carter Jensen was removed from the Royals\u2019 starting lineup for Thursday game with the Minnesota Twins after he overslept.<\/p>\n
\u201cI didn\u2019t wake up to my alarm. Slept through it,” Jensen told The Kansas City Star and other outlets. “Don\u2019t really have an excuse \u2014 nor should I. It sucks. It happens. I feel like I let teammates down, coaches down. Just learn from it and just know it won\u2019t happen again.\u201d<\/p>\n
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