The Man in Blue Posted August 25 Report Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBlue4u Posted August 25 Report Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richvee Posted August 26 Report Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Velho Posted August 26 Report Share Posted August 26 @ThomHinton Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biscuit Posted August 27 Report Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Man in Blue Posted August 27 Author Report Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beerguy55 Posted August 27 Report Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dumbdumb Posted August 27 Report Share Posted August 27 send those lineup cards to the HOF. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.