Catcher Danny Jansen becomes first player in MLB history to play on both teams in same game
A two-month delay for the Toronto Blue Jays and Boston Red Sox led to an odd moment in baseball history: the first player in Major League Baseball history to compete for both teams in one game.
A two-month delay for the Toronto Blue Jays and Boston Red Sox led to an odd moment in baseball history: the first player in Major League Baseball history to compete for both teams in one game.
When the game was first rained out June 26, catcher Danny Jansen was playing for the Blue Jays. But the Canadian team traded him to the Red Sox for three prospects just a month later.
So when that weather-delayed game picked back up at the top of the second inning Monday, Jansen was playing against his old team in the same exact game he played two months earlier.
According to MLB, no other player can claim that particular accomplishment.
Jansen and the Red Sox lost the game 4-1 against his former teammates. Maybe the fact that he achieved a first in major league history will help ease the pain.
Rating: 5