Danny Jansen officially made MLB history on Monday as the first player to play for both teams in the same game, and it was as weird as it sounds.
Boston Red Sox manager Alex Cora had previously confirmed that Jansen would play for the Red Sox in the resumption of a suspended game against Toronto. Jansen had been playing for Toronto at the time of the game’s suspension on June 26, but was traded to the Red Sox in July.
This was already weird in theory. In practice, it got even sillier.
Jansen had actually been batting at the time the game was suspended, which meant his first action came with his own pinch-hitter, Daulton Varsho, at the plate. Jansen immediately was tested by Davis Schneider, who stole second off Jansen — a runner that, two months ago, Jansen would have been trying to advance or even drive in.
