Danny Jansen will grow to be the primary participant in MLB historical past to play games for each groups in the similar recreation when the Boston Purple Sox and Toronto Blue Jays resume a June 26 recreation on Monday afternoon.
Again in June, Jansen was once enjoying for the Blue Jays. When the raindrops extend was once known as, Jansen was once on the plate with one out and one on within the manage of the second one. Upcoming a alike two-hour extend, the Purple Sox and Blue Jays stated the sport would resume in a doubleheader on Aug. 26.
For the closing two months, the box score of that game stated Jansen continues to be batting.
With the sport scheduled to renew post-trade closing date, Jansen was once traded for the primary year in his profession — to the group the Blue Jays had been enjoying that June 26 night time.
UPDATE: We at the moment are in a raindrops extend pic.twitter.com/M1BNJ2l3xF
— Toronto Blue Jays (@BlueJays) June 26, 2024
Jansen was once a 2013 draft pick out by way of Toronto and made his main league debut in 2018. He performed the primary 6 1/2 years of his profession there prior to being traded to Boston. In alternate, Toronto won infielders Cutter Coffey and Eddinson Paulino in conjunction with right-handed pitcher Gilberto Batista.
Since being bought, Jansen has performed 14 video games for the Purple Sox, slashing .231/.333/.385 and hitting two house runs.
The Purple Sox are lately 3rd within the American League East at 67-62. The Blue Jays take a seat within the cellar of the section at 63-68.
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