How Danny Jansen can become the first MLB player in history to play for 2 teams in the same game

The name Danny Jansen may go down in MLB history for the quirkiest thing: the catcher could be come the first player ever to play for two teams in THE SAME GAME.

How is that possible, you ask? It’s a bit of a story.

OK, so back on June 26, Jansen was the starting catcher for the Toronto Blue Jays in a game against the Boston Red Sox. Rain suspended the game in the second inning and it was scheduled to be played on August 26.

But Jansen was dealt to to Red Sox a couple of weeks ago. The catcher in that June 26 game, Reese McGuire, was designated for assignment after the Jansen acquisition.

So when the game resumes on August 26, it is possible that Jansen will have suited up for both the Blue Jays AND the Red Sox in the box score. WILD!

Danny Jansen could make MLB history in August @L__Snipe pic.twitter.com/3WKW7xIvCC

— theScore (@theScore) July 31, 2024

Keep your eyes peeled on August 26th for this potential awesomeness. With his (likely) trade to Boston coming today, it means Danny Jansen could very quite possibly play for both the Blue Jays and Red Sox in a single game. https://t.co/YFcxqzBGoR

— SportsLogos.Net (@sportslogosnet) July 27, 2024

Here’s what he said about the possibility, via MLB.com:

“I don’t even know how this works. I’ve heard about it a couple times,” Jansen told reporters after his trade to the Red Sox. “That’ll be funky, right?”

For sure.