Adam Kennedy Arrested

Reports are coming in that one of the newest Mariners, Adam Kennedy, was arrested Wednesday night. He was arrested on an Orange County freeway under the suspicion of DUI. He was released several hours later.

Kennedy talked with Shannon Dreyer of 710 ESPN Seattle just recently and Kennedy admitted it being a huge mistake. A quote that really stood out to me from the discussion between Dreyer and Kennedy is when Kennedy stated:

"I want everyone to know that this is not who I am and what I am about. It is something I am ashamed of and certainly a bad way to start out with an organization."

I believe he was very sincere in this statement. It is a good sign that he is taking an early initiative to come out and apologize so that he can move on from this incident. Dreyer also reported that Kennedy has talked with Jack Zduriencik on the issue and Zduriencik is being very supportive but is also laying down the law.

Kennedy is the second Mariners player that has just recently been in the news for trouble with the law. Milton Bradley, the other player in the news, was arrested on January 18^th on suspicion of threatening a woman. Both of these incidents have taken place in California.   

Kennedy is now 35 and is signed to a minor league contract with an invite to Major League spring training.