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Danny Jansen is set to make MLB history by playing on both teams in the same game [View all]
https://www.npr.org/2024/08/24/nx-s1-5088645/baseball-red-sox-blue-jays-danny-jansen-mlb-historyDanny Jansen is set to make MLB history by playing on both teams in the same game
AUGUST 25, 2024 6:00 AM ET
Emma Bowman
The Boston Red Sox's Danny Jansen celebrates after hitting an RBI single during the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Texas Rangers at Fenway Park, on Aug. 14 in Boston.
Charles Krupa/AP
No matter how the next Toronto Blue Jays vs. Boston Red Sox game plays out, Danny Jansen will be able to call himself a winner.
That’s because on Monday, the Red Sox catcher will be finishing a game that he started as a player on the opposing team. In doing so, Jansen will go down in Major League Baseball history as the first person to play for both teams in the same game.
The peculiar switch-up was set in motion when a game on June 26 was suspended during the second inning because of heavy rain at Boston’s Fenway Park. At the time, Jansen played for Toronto. A month later, Jansen was traded to the Red Sox, with the team hoping to both make use of his right-handed bat and strengthen its catching lineup.
Before the game was halted, Jansen was at bat for the Blue Jays. Two months later, play will resume — this time, with Jansen behind the plate and in a Red Sox jersey. The Jays will have a pinch hitter in Jansen’s place.
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AUGUST 25, 2024 6:00 AM ET
Emma Bowman
The Boston Red Sox's Danny Jansen celebrates after hitting an RBI single during the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Texas Rangers at Fenway Park, on Aug. 14 in Boston.
Charles Krupa/AP
No matter how the next Toronto Blue Jays vs. Boston Red Sox game plays out, Danny Jansen will be able to call himself a winner.
That’s because on Monday, the Red Sox catcher will be finishing a game that he started as a player on the opposing team. In doing so, Jansen will go down in Major League Baseball history as the first person to play for both teams in the same game.
The peculiar switch-up was set in motion when a game on June 26 was suspended during the second inning because of heavy rain at Boston’s Fenway Park. At the time, Jansen played for Toronto. A month later, Jansen was traded to the Red Sox, with the team hoping to both make use of his right-handed bat and strengthen its catching lineup.
Before the game was halted, Jansen was at bat for the Blue Jays. Two months later, play will resume — this time, with Jansen behind the plate and in a Red Sox jersey. The Jays will have a pinch hitter in Jansen’s place.
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