Former Blue Jays catcher Danny Jansen made some wild baseball history on Monday afternoon, becoming the first MLB player ever to accomplish an extremely rare feat. Jansen, who was Toronto's longest-serving player at the time, was traded from the Blue Jays to the Boston Red Sox at the end of July for a trio of minor-league prospects. A month before the deal, on June 26th, the Blue Jays and Red Sox had their game suspended in the top of the second inning due to rain — a contest which Jansen started for the Blue Jays.
That postponed contest resumed exactly two months later on Monday, and Jansen, starting behind the plate for the Red Sox, became the first MLB player to ever suit up for two different teams competing in the same game. With this at-bat, Danny Jansen officially becomes the first player in MLB history to play for two different teams in the same game. 😮 — Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) Making this situation even more strange was the fact that Jansen was in the middle of an at-bat for the Jays when that June game was rained out.
Since Monday's rescheduled contest had to pick up exactly where the previous game was halted, Jansen started behind the plate against Daulton Varsho — who was technically pinch-hitting for Jansen because the latter is no longer with the team following the trade. Strange, wacky, beautiful stuff. Danny Jansen is officially the first player in MLB history to play for both teams in the same game.
He allowed a steal while catching against his own pi.