White Sox catcher (and avid Creed lover) A.J. Pierzynski was issued a speeding ticket on Wednesday morning while on his way to the club’s spring training facility for an afternoon Cactus League game against the Reds.
Why is this interesting? Well, he was in his White Sox uniform when he was pulled over … and the 34-year-old catcher was only going 10 miles per hour over the speed limit.
Pierzynksi joked about the incident with a group of reporters on Wednesday afternoon, including Brett Ballantini of CSN Chicago:
“I’ve never been pulled over in my uniform and given a ticket,” said the catcher “Full uniform, [that] was interesting. So I loved it when he said, ‘Oh, you play for the White Sox?’ I said, ‘How did you guess?’ Figure it out.”
White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen revealed on Twitter a few hours ago that the officer failed to return Pierzynski’s insurance card after writing the speeding ticket. Maybe Craig can get it back from the Arizona troopers tomorrow morning when he’s posting bail. Or, wait, was I not supposed to mention that?
