The third inning was absolutely dynamite for the Tampa Bay Rays on Monday night. In a 16-1 romp of the Boston Red Sox, the Rays erupted for 9 runs, over 27 minutes in the third, solidifying their win early.
Aiming for a series win in interleague play, the Tampa Bay Rays will look to make matters worse for the visiting Atlanta Braves on Saturday afternoon.
Danny Jansen’s coming out party fuels the Rays’ series opening win Taj Bradley’s first inning woes would continue, as he only allowed one run in the opening frame, but at the cost of 29 pitches.
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The Blue Jays and catcher Alejandro Kirk are in agreement on a five-year extension worth $58MM, according to a report from Robert Murray of FanSided. The deal includes a signing bonus and no club options according to Murray.
Tampa Bay Rays catcher Danny Jansen has been out for the past few days due to a pulled rib muscle, manager Kevin Cash told reporters Saturday morning. Jansen hasn't appeared in a Grapefruit League game since Wednesday, when he went 1-for-3 with a solo home run against the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Danny Jansen‘s career has been anything but conventional. Entering year eight of his career, Jansen has yet to solidify himself as a full-time starting catcher, despite consistently posting above-average offensive numbers and grading reasonably well defensively.
Despite plenty of factors working against them – one of the league’s lowest payrolls, minimal attendance/revenue, playing in the AL East – the Tampa Bay Rays always seem to find themselves in the playoff mix.
The Tigers are in agreement with catcher Brian Serven on a minor league deal, reports Aram Leighton of Just Baseball (X link). Serven, a PRIME client, will be in big league camp as a non-roster invitee.
Not that they were expecting him back, but the Boston Red Sox did lose their first player to free agency for the 2025 season on Friday. Catcher Danny Jansen, who Boston acquired from the Toronto Blue Jays at the trade deadline, had an underwhelming Red Sox tenure, only playing in 30 games and batting just .188.
The Tampa Bay Rays have reportedly concluded a one-year deal with star catcher Danny Jansen worth $8.5 million. The move continues Jansen’s southern swing from Toronto to Boston, where he ended last season with the Red Sox, to sunny Florida.
Catcher Danny Jansen agreed to a one-year, $8.5 million contract with the Tampa Bay Rays, multiple media outlets reported on Friday. ESPN reported the deal includes a mutual option for a second season.
Another former Toronto Blue Jay agreed to a deal. On Friday afternoon, former Blue Jay catcher Danny Jansen signed a one-year, $8.5 million deal with the Tampa Bay Rays.
Even if he simply matches last year’s lackluster output, it’d be an offensive upgrade for the Rays.
Catcher Danny Jansen is poised to capitalize on his versatility after electing free agency. Following a July trade to the Boston Red Sox, which came during their ultimately unsuccessful postseason push, Jansen is primed for a fresh start.
The Boston Red Sox were one of the more active teams in baseball ahead of the trade deadline and could lose a pickup after just a short stint. Boston was looking to upgrade the backup catcher position and did so by acquiring veteran backstop Danny Jansen in a trade with the Toronto Blue Jays.
Danny Jansen officially made MLB history on Monday as the first player to play for both teams in the same game.
Alex Cora apparently wasn’t going to stand in the way of history.
Danny Jansen started a June 26 game in Boston at catcher for the visiting Toronto Blue Jays. Two months later, he'll resume it on the side of history. Jansen, now with the Red Sox, will be the first baseball player ever to appear for both teams in the same game when Boston and Toronto continue their previously suspended contest on Monday.
When the Boston Red Sox and Toronto Blue Jays resume their suspended game on Monday, catcher Danny Jansen is going to make the type of history that seems almost impossible to make.
Red Sox catcher Danny Jansen is positioned to make MLB history on Aug. 26, when his team finishes a suspended game against the Blue Jays.
The Red Sox traded three prospects in order to acquire veteran catcher Danny Jansen from the Blue Jays on Saturday night. In exchange for Jansen, who is
The Toronto Blue Jays have acquired an intriguing young prospect. On Saturday, the Jays traded longest-serving Blue Jay, Danny Jansen, to their American League East rival, the Boston Red Sox.
The Boston Red Sox are making a deal with an AL East rival to bolster their roster for the stretch run.
He is one of Toronto's more intriguing rental players.
Catcher Danny Jansen is expected to return to the Toronto lineup Tuesday night when the Blue Jays go for a series-clinching victory over the visiting New York Yankees.
It likely won’t be long before catcher Danny Jansen is back up with the Toronto Blue Jays. The 28-year-old backstop, currently on the 10-day IL due to a fractured right wrist, began a rehab assignment with Triple-A Buffalo on Wednesday, where he hit second as the designated hitter.
Since 2021, he carries a stout .237/.317/.487 batting line with 43 home runs in 754 trips to the plate.
While Bo Bichette and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. are often the players discussed most when it comes to Blue Jays and long-term contracts, there’s another homegrown member of their core who can soon reach free agency.
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