Back in 1982 Pascual Perez was late for a game with the Braves when he kept circling the city on I-285, unable to find the stadium. That’s still the best reason I’ve ever heard for being late, but Twins’ pitcher Jose Mijares is probably in second place:
Mijares was eventually allowed to take a later flight, but not until he was subjected to enhanced interrogation and admitted to the possession of vast quantities of weapons-grade Dippity-Do.
Lefthander Jose Mijares reported to camp on Tuesday after finally boarding a flight from Caracas, Venezuela to the United States.
Mijares said he tried to board a flight on Sunday but got caught up in a security check while the plane loaded and departed. According to Mijares, police were suspicious about some hair gel in his luggage.