Danny Jansen achieved an unimaginable feat on Monday evening, because the Pink Sox catcher turned the primary MLB participant in historical past to play for each groups in a single recreation.
Danny Jansen Performs For Sox & Jays
Blue Jays catcher Danny Jansen was batting for Toronto of their match towards the Boston Pink Sox on June twenty sixth earlier this summer time, when the sport was suspended as a consequence of rain.
Jansen was traded to the Pink Sox simply days after the sport was suspended and with that MLB match resuming firstly of this week, issues obtained a little bit complicated.
With Jansen now enjoying in Boston, the 29-year-old was enjoying at residence on Monday when the match resumed at Fenway Park – towards his former beloved Blue Jays.
The primary participant in @MLB HISTORY to play for each groups in the identical recreation: Danny Jansen 👓 pic.twitter.com/rQHjp5dZyn
— Toronto Blue Jays (@BlueJays) August 26, 2024
In a exceptional coincidence, Jansen was in actual fact batting on the plate when the sport was halted in June, that means the Blue Jays needed to discover a substitute hitter for his or her star who was now enjoying on the opposite aspect.
Talking earlier than the match, Jansen recognised that it was a ‘cool’ feat to play for each side however he remained centered on the duty in entrance of him.
“I’m simply going to place my head down and play,” Jansen mentioned forward of the video games resumption. “It’s positively a cool factor.
Welcome to the Danny Jansen recreation. pic.twitter.com/3DNjjX1aV4
— Pink Sox (@RedSox) August 26, 2024
“I used to be shocked after I discovered I used to be the primary one to do it. It’s cool, leaving a stamp like that on the sport. It’s attention-grabbing, and it’s unusual. And I’m grateful for the chance to have that.”
Regardless of enjoying for each side within the match, sadly for Jansen he was on the mistaken group when the sport completed on Monday, along with his former aspect beating the Pink Sox 4-1 when the sport ultimately completed.
The Pink Sox then misplaced but once more of their first full scheduled match towards Toronto, with the Blue Jays easing previous Jansen’s new aspect in a straightforward 7-3 victory.