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Angels' Joyce felt 'terrible' about being late to the stadium on Monday

Published May. 19, 2015 9:02 p.m. ET

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Los Angeles Angels outfielder Matt Joyce learned a lesson the hard way this week. The Angels were scheduled for a 1 p.m. EDT game in Toronto against the Blue Jays on Monday, but he assumed it was a night game.

As a result, he didn't arrive at the Rogers Centre until the Halos were in the middle of their batting practice session.

Needless to say, this wasn't a good development for Joyce, who was scratched from that night's lineup as a result. The veteran was honest and open about his feelings before Tuesday night's game, as quoted by Mike DiGiovanna of the L.A. Times: "It’s one of those things that shouldn’t ever happen, as a guy who’s been around and who has had some service time, I make a mistake."

A Monday matinee is unusual, especially as the first game in a series - and that's partly why Joyce made that mistake (even though it was Victoria Day, a Canadian national holiday). As he said: “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.”

Despite the mix-up, Joyce was in the Angels' lineup on Tuesday night.

(h/t L.A. Times)

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