Reporter sprays Rangers player with water during standup

By Melissa Rohlin

Aug. 30, 2012 12 AM PT

Your browser does not support iframes.&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Don’t mess with a reporter doing a standup.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;It’s a lesson Texas Rangers shortstop Elvis Andrus learned the hard way.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Andrus decided to mess with Emily Jones of Fox Sports Southwest while she was doing a hit.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;He threw a towel on top of the camera while she was talking, completely blacking her out. Jones responded by squirting him with a spray water bottle. (Where the bottle came from, we do not know.)&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;The guys in the broadcaster booth initially thought&amp;nbsp; that right fielder Nelson Cruz was the culprit but Jones took to Twitter to identify the true troublemaker.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;”It was actually Elvis. Camera didn’t cut away quick enough. #hijinx,” Jones wrote.&amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Responded Andrus: “we love you emily.”&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Jones wasn’t convinced.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;”You better watch it. #nexttimehotsauce,” she tweeted.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;ALSO:&amp;lt;/strong&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a href=”https://www.latimes.com/sports/college/football/la-sp-0829-ucla-football-20120829,0,4364358.story”&amp;gt;Bruins know opener won’t be a dry run&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a href=”https://www.latimes.com/sports/college/usc/la-sp-0829-usc-no.1-20120829,0,3159325.column”&amp;gt;The Times’ college football countdown: USC is No. 1&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a href=”https://www.latimes.com/sports/college/usc/la-sp-usc-barkley-billboard-20120829,0,6644546.story”&amp;gt;Billboard near UCLA featuring USC’s Matt Barkley is covered over&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;

Reporter sprays Rangers player with water during standup

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