DANNY JANSEN NEWS

Hits bench Monday Jansen is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Yankees, Mike Wilner of the Toronto Star reports.

Impact Jansen had started behind the dish in three of the past four games, but he'll cede catching duties to Alejandro Kirk as the Blue Jays open a four-game slate with the Yankees on Monday. Though Kirk earned an All-Star nod in 2022 largely on the basis of his production with the bat, his modest .679 OPS so far this season has resulted in him losing out on some starts to Jansen. While Jansen remains less productive at the plate (.182/.258/.330 slash line in 97 plate appearances), the upgrade he offers on the defensive end should guarantee him at least a part-time role until Kirk starts tapping into more power.

MAY 15, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Jays upend Braves on Danny Jansen's walk-off single Danny Jansen hit a two-run single with two outs in the bottom of the ninth Sunday afternoon to lift the Toronto Blue Jays over the visiting...

MAY 15, 2023 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM

Field View of Jansen's walk-off | 05/14/2023 Check out a unique angle of Danny Jansen's walk-off two-run single against the Braves

MAY 15, 2023 • MLB.COM

Perseverance pays off as Danny Jansen keys Blue Jays rally in sweep of Braves At various checkpoints of the 162-game Major League Baseball season, perspective is almost as important as performance.

MAY 14, 2023 • WINNIPEGSUN.COM

Danny Jansen delivers Blue Jays a walkoff win to complete sweep of Braves - The Boston Globe Jansen hit a bases-loaded single in Toronto to bring home the tying and winning runs. In Cleveland, the Guardians' Josh Naylor made it three...

MAY 14, 2023 • BOSTONGLOBE.COM

Danny Jansen's walk-off single | 05/14/2023 Danny Jansen rips a single to left field to plate two runs and lift the Blue Jays to a 6-5 win over the Braves

MAY 14, 2023 • MLB.COM

Jansen has game-winning hit, Blue Jays rally to sweep Braves

Danny Jansen hit a two-run single in the ninth inning and the Toronto Blue Jays rallied to beat the Atlanta Braves 6-5 to complete a three-game sweep

MAY 14, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Danny Jansen's RBI double | 05/13/2023 Danny Jansen smacks a double to left field, scoring Whit Merrifield to extend the Blue Jays' lead to 5-2 in the 8th inning

MAY 13, 2023 • MLB.COM

Danny Jansen's RBI groundout | 05/07/2023 Danny Jansen scores Matt Chapman on an RBI groundout to increase the Blue Jays' lead to 5-0 in the 5th inning

MAY 8, 2023 • MLB.COM

Resting Saturday Jansen will be on the bench Saturday against the Pirates.

Impact Jansen has fallen into a slump at the plate, going 2-for-25 over his last seven games. That's brought his season slash line down to .156/.256/.319, a far cry from his .260/.339/.516 showing last season. Alejandro Kirk starts behind the plate Saturday.

MAY 6, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Sits after four straight starts Jansen is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Red Sox.

Impact Though Jansen is on the bench Wednesday, he started at either catcher or designated hitter in each of the previous four games and appears to be moving into a quasi-everyday role. With the lefty-hitting Brandon Belt having now hit the bench in two straight matchups against right-handed pitching, Jansen could end up seeing the bulk of the work behind the plate, which would allow Alejandro Kirk to serve mainly as a DH.

MAY 3, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Danny Jansen's RBI double | 04/30/2023 Danny Jansen hits an RBI double to left field in the bottom of the 3rd inning

APRIL 30, 2023 • MLB.COM

Analyzing Danny Jansen's home run through bat tracking | 04/25/2023 The data behind Danny Jansen's swing

APRIL 26, 2023 • MLB.COM

The distance behind Danny Jansen's home run | 04/25/2023 The data behind Danny Jansen's home run

APRIL 26, 2023 • MLB.COM

Danny Jansen goes yard twice | 04/25/2023 Danny Jansen hits two home runs, driving in four runs in the Blue Jays' 7-0 win over the White Sox

APRIL 26, 2023 • MLB.COM

Swats two home runs Jansen went 3-for-4 with two homers, four RBI and three runs scored in Tuesday's 7-0 win over the White Sox.

Impact Jansen notched his second and third homers of the season Tuesday, hitting a three-run home run in the third inning off Mike Clevinger and clubbing a solo homer off Tanner Banks in the sixth frame. He appears to have broken out of an early-season slump, hitting 4-for-9 with three home runs, eight RBI and two runs scored in his last three games after starting the season 1-for-35. Considering Jansen is currently in a time split with Alejandro Kirk, most of his value comes in daily formats, where he is typically a cheap attachment to a strong offense, but he could push for season-long consideration if Kirk misses time or Jansen continues to carry a hot stick.

APRIL 26, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Danny Jansen smacks 2 HRs as Jays blank White Sox Danny Jansen hit two home runs and had four RBIs, right-hander Jose Berrios pitched seven shutout innings and the Toronto Blue Jays defeated...

APRIL 26, 2023 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM

Danny Jansen's solo home run | 04/25/2023 Danny Jansen smashes his second home run of the night to left field to extend the Blue Jays' lead to 7-0 in the bottom of the 6th inning

APRIL 26, 2023 • MLB.COM

Two dingers from Danny Jansen, seven shutout innings from José Berríos lead Blue Jays to 7-0 spanking of White Sox There were good vibes all around tonight, as a dominant outing from Jo...

APRIL 26, 2023 • BLUEJAYSNATION.COM

Jansen homers twice, Jays hand White Sox 6th straight loss

José Berríos struck out a season-high nine over seven innings, Danny Jansen homered twice and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the White Sox 7-0, extending Chicago’s losing streak to six

APRIL 26, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Danny Jansen's RBI forceout | 04/23/2023 Danny Jansen grounds into a forceout as Matt Chapman crosses the dish to push the Blue Jays' lead to 5-0 in the 9th

APRIL 23, 2023 • MLB.COM

Danny Jansen's RBI double | 04/23/2023 Danny Jansen flares an RBI double down the left-field line, plating Whit Merrifield and extending the Blue Jays' lead to 4-0 in the 7th

APRIL 23, 2023 • MLB.COM

The distance behind Danny Jansen's home run | 04/22/2023 The data behind Danny Jansen's home run

APRIL 22, 2023 • MLB.COM

Hits pinch-hit homer in loss Jansen hit a pinch-hit two-run homer in Saturday's loss against the Yankees.

Impact Jansen came up clutch in the eighth inning with a two-run shot of Wandy Peralta that tied the scored at 2-2. That's the first homer of the season for the backup backstop, and his first runs driven in since April 15 against the Rays. Jansen was solid with the bat in 2022 with an .855 OPS over 215 at-bats, but his .139/.244/.222 slash even with that homer against the Yankees on Saturday gives an indication of just how much he's struggled over the first few weeks of 2023.

APRIL 22, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Danny Jansen's game-tying HR | 04/22/2023 Danny Jansen raps a two-run home run to left field, tying the game at 2 in the top of the 9th inning

APRIL 22, 2023 • MLB.COM