Twins Closer Glen Perkins Has Credit Card Stolen

By Ted Schwerzler | Oct 20, 2014

Sep 14, 2014; Chicago, IL, USA; Minnesota Twins relief pitcher Glen Perkins (15) delivers against the Chicago White Sox in the ninth inning at U.S Cellular Field. Mandatory Credit: Matt Marton-USA TODAY Sports /

The Minnesota Twins have been struggling through the past few MLB seasons but Glen Perkins got a comical laugh out of a pretty normal struggle off of the field.

The Minnesota Twins have been abysmal on the field that past few seasons, and while there have been bright spots, they have been few and far between. However, you can most definitely count Minnesota’s own Glen Perkins among them. Today, he was victimized by the same situation thousands of American’s face.

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To whomever thinks that professional atheletes are so far removed from the reality of the public realm, here’s a wakeup call. Minnesota Twins All-Star closer, Glen Perkins had his credit card number stolen.

The clown that stole my Visa credit card number should've done better than $20 at Walmart and a buck fifty at a vending machine.
— Glen Perkins (@glenperkins) October 20, 2014

Based on the contracts he’s signed thus far, Perkins has made over $9 million in the major leagues. His bank account is likely pretty hefty (hopefully he’s put some of that into savings). With that much money in career earnings though, you can bet his credit limit is essentially infinity. Don’t tell that to the idiot that stole his card number though.

As Perkins notes, the only thing that was purchased on his stolen Visa card was a small $20 purchase at Walmart and a swipe through a vending machine.

Apparently this criminal wanted to rest on their laurels and kick back at the thought of ripping off a professional athlete. I suppose the jokes on them though, with less than $22 spent, and the liklihood of getting caught looming, the risk and reward don’t seem to match up.

I have to say, as comical as this situation is, it’s somewhat curious that we don’t hear about this thing more often. Forget that Perkins is easily one of the best, most real personalities on Twitter, you’d think people with money would be the first target of a criminal. Either professionals and celebs do a great job of saying nothing, or this is just a really odd occurrence.

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