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Danny Jansen to Play for Blue Jays, Red Sox in Game Game Play
ESPN ^ | Aug 23, 2024 | ESPN

Posted on 08/23/2024 5:41:22 PM PDT by nickcarraway

Danny Jansen will make baseball history Monday when he appears in the same game for both teams.

The unique scenario was set in stone July 27, when the Toronto Blue Jays traded Jansen to the Boston Red Sox -- about a month after a game between the two teams was suspended in the second inning because of severe weather at Fenway Park.

Jansen was in the Blue Jays' lineup that night and set to take his first at bat before the game was called and announced as a split doubleheader for Aug. 26.

A month later, the Red Sox, in need of a right-handed bat, acquired the veteran catcher. On Friday, Boston manager Alex Cora confirmed that Jansen will be in the lineup when the June 26 game resumes Monday afternoon at Fenway.

"Yeah, he's catching," Cora told reporters. "Let's make history."

Reese McGuire had been Boston's catcher for the June 26 game but was assigned outright to Triple-A Worcester after the Jansen trade. He is not currently on the Red Sox's 40-man roster.


TOPICS: Sports; Weird Stuff
KEYWORDS: baseball; mlb; weird
It would be better if he was catching for the pitcher he was hitting against last time, and vice versa.
1 posted on 08/23/2024 5:41:22 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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To: nickcarraway

Great story. That is why I love baseball.


2 posted on 08/23/2024 5:57:30 PM PDT by Dacula (Catholics against Kamala)
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To: Dacula

Hear, hear. Another reason to love baseball.


3 posted on 08/23/2024 6:10:17 PM PDT by xoxox
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