CLEVELAND – What advice did Cleveland Indians infielder Jason Kipnis receive from a police officer? It was classic, yet getting a ticket might have been less painful.
Kipnis was pulled over Monday for speeding down Interstate 90 on his way to Progressive Field for a game against the Chicago White Sox, Fox News reported.
Fortunately for the second baseman, he was not cited, but not before receiving a humbling comment regarding his batting average.
Kipnis was hitting .172 with a .457 OPS heading into that evening’s game. The ball player recorded the moment he was pulled over on his Instagram account.
“Cop said … ‘Maybe you should worry more about hitting .100 than going 100.”
Kipnis captioned his Instagram post: “Bruh… he went straight for the heart! Too funny not to post.. always helps to have a sense of humor about things so s— like this doesn’t get to you but damn, I’m tryin!”
Maybe it was the pep talk that Kipnis needed to jumpstart his season. He went 2-for-4 on Monday with a double and an RBI and then Tuesday he was 2-for-4 with two doubles. Hence, the average is trending up. As a result, he’s now hitting .190.
(Feature image: Jason Kipnis Instagram)
