The Man in Blue Posted August 25 Report Posted August 25 I know we have had the questions pop up on here about rosters and resuming a game at a later date. This should provide many of the answers! https://www.mlb.com/news/danny-jansen-set-to-play-for-two-teams-in-same-game#:~:text=John Schneider%2C Danny Jansen on,same game for both teams. TLDR: Back in June, Jansen was up to bat with an 0-1 count for Toronto when the game against Boston was suspended. The resumption of the game will occur tomorrow . . . but in between, Jansen was traded to . . . Boston. Toronto will have to enter a substitute for Jansen and the sub will complete the at bat. Boston manager Alex Cora is in a similar pinch, as Reese McGuire was his catcher in that game in June. McGuire has since been sent down to AAA (ironically, to make room for Jansen!). Cora has announced he will enter Jansen as the sub for the catcher . . . So Jansen started the at bat hitting for Toronto, but will finish the at bat catching for Boston. 1 1 Quote
BigBlue4u Posted August 25 Report Posted August 25 2 hours ago, The Man in Blue said: So Jansen started the at bat hitting for Toronto, but will finish the at bat catching for Boston ...and thus, will become part of an all-time great trivia question. 2 Quote
Richvee Posted August 26 Report Posted August 26 Just out of curiosity. Do at bats work like pitcher records when replaced during an AB? Example, a pitcher is removed with a 3 ball count on a batter. If the subsequent pitcher throws ball 4, the walk is “credited” to the first pitcher. If the game was suspended with 2 strikes on Jensen, if the substitution hitter swung and missed would Jensen get the K? That would have been even crazier. He literally would have been calling pitches to strike himself out. 🤔🙃 Quote
Biscuit Posted August 27 Report Posted August 27 On 8/25/2024 at 7:33 PM, Richvee said: Just out of curiosity. Do at bats work like pitcher records when replaced during an AB? Example, a pitcher is removed with a 3 ball count on a batter. If the subsequent pitcher throws ball 4, the walk is “credited” to the first pitcher. If the game was suspended with 2 strikes on Jensen, if the substitution hitter swung and missed would Jensen get the K? That would have been even crazier. He literally would have been calling pitches to strike himself out. 🤔🙃 My understanding (based on what I've read because of this sitch) is that if tthere're 2 strikes, then the first batter gets the strike out... Which is to say, had there been two strikes and then he came in to catch, he would have been credited for the put out... Of himself. 2 1 Quote
The Man in Blue Posted August 27 Author Report Posted August 27 Even crazier (from the updated story) … While Jansen will be the first to play for both teams in the same game at the Major League level, there's at least one example of it happening in the Minor Leagues. Dale Holman played for both the Syracuse Chiefs and Richmond Braves in the same Triple-A game in 1986. Holman was with Syracuse (then the Blue Jays' Triple-A affiliate) when the game began in June. It was suspended due to rain, and by the time it resumed on Aug. 16, the outfielder had been released by the Blue Jays and had signed on with the Braves. Holman started at Double-A with Atlanta, but he was promoted to Triple-A just in time for the resumed game. Holman went 1-for-1 with Syracuse when the game started, and 2-for-2 for Richmond when it continued. All in all, a 3-for-3 game … with hits for both teams. 1 Quote
beerguy55 Posted August 27 Report Posted August 27 14 hours ago, Biscuit said: My understanding (based on what I've read because of this sitch) is that if tthere're 2 strikes, then the first batter gets the strike out... Which is to say, had there been two strikes and then he came in to catch, he would have been credited for the put out... Of himself. Absolutely. The funnier scenario, to me, is if Jansen had hit that first strike for a home run back in June, and everything else transpired as it did, then Jansen would have had the game-winning RBI in a game where he was the last batter out for the losing team. 2 1 Quote
HumblePie Posted October 30 Report Posted October 30 There was an ABA Basketball player for the Indiana Pacers named Bob Netolicky in the late 60s and 70s. He was briefly a member of the San Antonio Spurs in 1973 between tours with the Pacers, and there was an incident where the Spurs lost a home game to the Pacers, but protested that there was a missed 10-second violation prior to the game winning shot. The Commissioner ruled in favor of the Spurs, and ordered that the final 30 seconds of the game must be replayed the next time the Spurs are in Indy to play the Pacers. The day after the game in San Antonio, Netolicky was traded back to the Pacers, so when the initial game was finished in Indy, at that point, he was playing for the opposite team. ONE DIFFERENCE. Despite Netolicky telling this story for 45 years, it was revealed in 2018 that although he suited up for the Spurs in the initial game, he didn't actually play. (OOPS ... Brian Williams disease???) Quote
BigBlue4u Posted November 1 Report Posted November 1 On 8/25/2024 at 5:33 PM, Richvee said: Just out of curiosity. Do at bats work like pitcher records when replaced during an AB? Example, a pitcher is removed with a 3 ball count on a batter. If the subsequent pitcher throws ball 4, the walk is “credited” to the first pitcher. If the game was suspended with 2 strikes on Jensen, if the substitution hitter swung and missed would Jensen get the K? That would have been even crazier. He literally would have been calling pitches to strike himself out. 🤔🙃 Richvee, Here's the rule (9.15 (b)): When the batter leaves the game with two strikes against him, and the substitute batter completes a strikeout, the official scorer shall charge the strike and he time at bat to the first batter. If the substitute batter completes the turn at bat in any other manner, including a base on balls, the official scorer shall score the action as having been that of the substitute batter. 1 Quote
Richvee Posted November 3 Report Posted November 3 On 11/1/2024 at 5:37 PM, BigBlue4u said: Richvee, Here's the rule (9.15 (b)): When the batter leaves the game with two strikes against him, and the substitute batter completes a strikeout, the official scorer shall charge the strike and he time at bat to the first batter. If the substitute batter completes the turn at bat in any other manner, including a base on balls, the official scorer shall score the action as having been that of the substitute batter. That would have been wild. Calling and catching a pitch to strike himself out🤣 Quote
BigBlue4u Posted November 5 Report Posted November 5 On 11/2/2024 at 9:32 PM, Richvee said: That would have been wild. Calling and catching a pitch to strike himself out🤣 Richvee, You've got that right!! 🙂 1 Quote
beerguy55 Posted November 5 Report Posted November 5 Along similar lines, I believe Joel Youngblood is the only MLB player to get a hit for two different teams, in two different cities, on the same day. He was playing a day game for the Mets in Chicago, got a hit, and then got traded about the third inning. He flew to Philly to play a game for the Expos, subbed into the game late, and got a hit there too. The best part for me, is he got his hits off of Fergie Jenkins and Steve Carlton, two future HOFers. 1 Quote
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