Matt Joyce Benched For Being Late To Ballpark

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Updated: May 20, 2015

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According to Mike DiGiovanna of the Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Angels outfielder Matt Joyce was benched from Monday’s game for being late to the ballpark.

#Angels LF Matt Joyce said he was scratched Mon because he thought it was a night game in Toronto. Was a day game.

— Mike DiGiovanna (@MikeDiGiovanna) May 19, 2015

Usually these kind of stories don’t leave the clubhouse. It was nice to see Joyce own up to his mistake. He spoke to DiGiovanna about the situation. Here is a excerpt from Giovanna’s article.

“I assumed we had a night game because we had a day game [in Baltimore] on Sunday. Normally, we have night games on Monday. By the time I realized it was a day game, it was a little late, and [Manager Mike] Scioscia made the lineup decision and put Collin Cowgill in left field.”

Joyce is necessarily tearing the cover off the ball this season. He is hitting just .143 with 1 home run and 10 RBI’s on the season before Tuesday’s game.

Fans weren’t too upset about him missing game.

@jenmama07 @CaliSportsnews Probably cause he’s been awful.

— Halo Hangout (@HaloHangout) May 18, 2015

Hopefully he can get back on track with his game sooner rather than later for everyone’s sake.

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