The Twins threw shade at Royals’ Carter Jensen after his alarm video resurfaced
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- Twins reacted to Royals rookie Carter Jensen after his alarm video resurfaced.
- Jensen drew attention during the Royals-Twins game after the video resurfaced.
- The resurfaced video drew public attention to Jensen during the game.
There were just four games scheduled Thursday in Major League Baseball, and one was postponed.
The only day game was the Royals’ 5-1 loss to the Twins, so if something unusual happened in that contest, it was likely to get a lot of attention.
Unfortunately for Royals rookie Carter Jensen, that’s just what happened.
Jensen was scratched from the starting lineup Thursday because he was late to arrive to Kauffman Stadium.
To his credit, Jensen spoke with the media after Thursday’s game and said he slept through his alarm.
“I think it’s just, you know, making sure if I don’t set one alarm, maybe set three or four — as many as possible,” Jensen told reporters. “So moving forward, that’s what I’m going to do. I’m going to set a million alarms to make sure I’m up.”
In an unfortunate coincidence for Jensen, the Royals’ social-media team had asked players in spring training how many alarms they set. That video resurfaced Thursday on X and went viral.
Jensen said, “This is embarrassing. I need at least six to eight alarms. It’s not good.”
Also not good: The Minnesota Twins threw shade at Jensen with an X post about their home opener that showed a smartphone with nine alarms set.
“Don’t forget to set your alarms for tomorrow!” the Twins wrote. “See you bright and early!”
This story was originally published April 3, 2026 at 8:32 AM.
