How many unread texts do you have on your phone?
For some people, the answer is a flat zero, with that little red bubble giving them an uneasy feeling every time they see it.
Others, though, are unaffected, with dozens, hundreds or even thousands of messages waiting to be read and responded to.
As it turns out, the Los Angeles Dodgers are much like the rest of us when it comes to our phone habits.
The team asked multiple players and manager Dave Roberts how many unread texts they have, and for some, the number shocked even themselves.
Some Dodgers Make a Point to Read All Messages
Freshly signed star outfielder Kyle Tucker is in club zero.
“I don’t like having unread text messages on there so I try and at least look at them and get rid of them. So, zero,” he said.
Pitcher Evan Phillips said he’s “a little OCD” about clearing his notifications.
“If I’m with my phone, zero,” he said. “It’s like the first thing I do is try to go through and like, clear it all out. I can’t stand seeing the bubble.”
Stars like Max Muncy, Teoscar Hernandez and Freddie Freeman are also in club zero.
Other Dodgers Are OK With a Handful of Messages
Superstar Shohei Ohtani said he has “probably four or five” unread messages, and outfielder Alex Call said he has only a couple, which he leaves up as a reminder to respond to them later.
Manager Dave Roberts said he uses a similar strategy.
“Less than a dozen,” he said. “I’m pretty good about responding.”
Some Inboxes are Staggering
For other players, however, that notification bubble seems to pose no problem at all, and they may not be aware if it’s dozens, hundreds or thousands of messages awaiting a response.
World Series hero Miguel Rojas estimated that he had 600 unread messages, but when he checked, he was low by almost 1,000 messages.
His home screen showed “1,131 on WhatsApp, 412 on regular text message,” prompting him to acknowledge that he’d “cut myself short.”
Pitcher Tyler Glasnow said he’s good about texts but admitted that “on my email, it’s like 5,000.”
Mookie Betts, however, may take the cake. After initially putting the number at 60 or so, he explained that was only because he took drastic measures in the past few months.
“It’s just hard to get through it. I had to switch phones, he said. “I had 1,000 after the World Series.”
Check out the video above to see if your favorite player is up-to-date on their notifications or if they’ve just given up.
