{"id":1578809,"date":"2024-03-13T16:03:12","date_gmt":"2024-03-13T20:03:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/?p=1578809"},"modified":"2024-03-13T16:03:12","modified_gmt":"2024-03-13T20:03:12","slug":"josh-winckowski-jury-duty-mlb-pitcher-spring-training","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/news\/josh-winckowski-jury-duty-mlb-pitcher-spring-training\/","title":{"rendered":"Major League Baseball Pitcher Uses Hilariously Honest Excuse To Get Out Of Jury Duty During Spring Training"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
MLB pitcher Josh Winckowski<\/strong> is way too busy to serve on a jury. The Boston Red Sox<\/strong> righty is in the middle of spring training and used a hilariously honest excuse to get out of jury duty<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n He has to work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Winckowski, 25, was selected in the 15th round of the 2016 MLB Draft and spent four seasons in the MiLB system with the Blue Jays before being traded to the Mets and later the Red Sox<\/a>. This will be his third season with the Boston organization. While it is unlikely that he will begin the year on the Major League<\/a> level, he started 14 games last season and will be one of the team's first calls if they need an additional arm to fill out the rotation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Thus, a strong showing at Spring Training is imperative. Winckowski has to solidify himself as a legitimate back-end reserve option for the club and Thursday was his next opportunity to do so.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A strong outing in the Grapefruit League is crucial, which ultimately led to his dismissal from a potential legal hearing.<\/p>\n\n\n\nMLB pitcher Josh Winckowski was sent home!<\/h3>\n\n\n\n