Arencibia was a guest on "Brady & Lang", a radio program broadcast on Sportsnet 590, on July 4, 2013. When asked for his opinion of Gregg Zaun and Dirk Hayhurst, two commentators (and former Blue Jays players) employed by Rogers Sportsnet who had criticized Arencibia's performance in recent broadcasts, Arencibia stated that "...speaking for myself and the team, there's not one person in our clubhouse that respects those guys". Arencibia stated that Hayhurst was a "below average player" during their time together in Triple-A, and also made mention of Zaun's link to the Mitchell Report, which named several players suspected of using performance-enhancing drugs during their careers. After setting off a firestorm of comments from fans, some defending his position, others against it, on July 23, Arencibia shut down his Twitter account. (It was later reopened by a fan group called "Team JP" on August 15.)