Jason Kendall Jumps on Reporter During Standard Interview with Mike Moustakas
It’s Spring Training for the Kansas City Royals which is good news because they’re still in contention for the AL Central crown. Apparently veteran catcher Jason Kendall didn’t get that memo, because it’s only been a week and he already has a bug up his butt. Overhearing an interview Kansas City radio host Nick Wright was conducting with hot prospect Mike Moustakas, Kendall jumped in to interject after hearing a question he didn’t like. Royals Review transcribed the interview and we have the audio below:
Wright: (To Moustakas) “There’s a decent chance that no matter how well you do this Spring Training, you might still start the year off in the minors just because of baseball’s rules and wanting to hold on to eligibility, all that stuff. Do you think about that?”
Kendall: (Jumping in) “No, he wants to stay in the minor leagues all f—ing year. Are you s—ing me right now?”
Wright went on to “rephrase” his question by asking the exact same thing again. Kendall clearly was overreacting and trying to look out for a younger player but he had no business being so edgy. If he had heard it, he would have realized it was a perfectly legitimate question. It’s actually good that Kendall was backing up Moustakas because it’s not like he has much else to offer the club.
Here’s the transcribed clip: [audio:https://larrybrownsports.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/jason-kendall.mp3|titles=jason-kendall]
