OCTOBER 2, 2021 • MLB.COM
DANNY JANSEN #28 - CATCHER - BOSTON RED SOX
9 HR •
24 RBI •
.205 AVG
9 HR
24 RBI
.205 AVG
Danny Jansen's RBI double ' 10/01/2021 Danny Jansen knocks in another run on a double to left field in the 6th
Danny Jansen's two-run home run ' 10/01/2021 Danny Jansen puts the Blue Jays on the scoreboard with a two-run home run in the 2nd inning against the Orioles
OCTOBER 2, 2021 • MLB.COM
Remains on bench Jansen isn't starting Thursday's game against the Yankees.
Impact Jansen went 1-for-7 with a three-run homer and two strikeouts across his last two appearances, but he'll be on the bench for a second straight game. Alejandro Kirk will start behind the plate and bat seventh.
SEPTEMBER 30, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
Moves to bench Wednesday Jansen is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Yankees.
Impact Though he'll be on the bench Wednesday, Jansen caught both of the Blue Jays' previous two games and appears to have at least temporarily inched ahead of Alejandro Kirk. Neither Jansen nor Kirk will be behind the plate Wednesday, however, as manager Charlie Montoyo wants to give No. 3 backstop Reese McGuire another opportunity to catch for starting pitcher Jose Berrios after the two worked well together in Berrios' last start.
SEPTEMBER 29, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
Blasts three-run homer Jansen went 1-for-4 with a three-run home run in Sunday's 5-2 win over the Twins.
Impact Jansen took Griffin Jax deep to left in the second inning for a three-run home run to put the Blue Jays on the board. It was his first long ball in just over two weeks and his ninth of the year. The 26-year-old is slashing .218/.296/.441 with 20 extra-base hits, 23 RBI, 27 runs scored and 17:41 BB:K over 190 at-bats. He and Alejandro Kirk should continue to split backstop duties in the coming week as the Blue Jays battle for a playoff spot.
SEPTEMBER 27, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
Danny Jansen's three-run home run ' 09/26/2021 Danny Jansen crushes a three-run home run to left-center field, giving the Blue Jays a 3-0 lead in the 2nd inning
SEPTEMBER 27, 2021 • MLB.COM
Jansen, Springer homer, Blue Jays beat Twins, keep pressure
Danny Jansen hit a go-ahead, three-run homer, George Springer also went deep and the Blue Jays beat the Minnesota Twins 5-2 to maintain pressure in the AL wild-card race before hea...SEPTEMBER 26, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Danny Jansen's RBI single ' 09/25/2021 Danny Jansen pushes a ball through the right side of the infield, scoring Teoscar Hernández and adding an insurance run to the Blue Jays' le...
SEPTEMBER 26, 2021 • MLB.COM
Twins bump Blue Jays back in wild card race, as Gurriel hurt
The Minnesota Twins beat Toronto 7-2 to bump the Blue Jays back in the AL wild-card raceSEPTEMBER 24, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Shane Baz wins MLB debut, Rays cut Blue Jays' wild-card lead
Shane Baz pitched two-hit ball for five innings to win his major league debut and the AL East-leading Tampa Bay Rays cut Toronto’s lead in the wild-card chase, holding off the Blue...SEPTEMBER 21, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Berríos tops old team, Blue Jays increase lead, beat Twins
José Berríos pitched into the seventh inning to beat his former team, Bo Bichette homered in a five-run first inning and the Toronto Blue Jays increased their lead in the playoff r...SEPTEMBER 19, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
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Manoah scheduled to start as Toronto hosts Tampa Bay
The Blue Jays are expected to send Alek Manoah to the mound Monday and the Rays will give Collin McHugh the startSEPTEMBER 13, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Doubles thrice in blowout win Jansen went 4-for-6 with three doubles, four RBI and two runs scored in Sunday's 22-7 win over Baltimore.
Impact Sunday was the catcher's second multi-hit effort in seven games this month. Jansen productive stretch lately has boosted his slash line to .220/.304/.453 in 169 plate appearances. He's added eight home runs, 11 doubles, 19 RBI and 23 runs scored in 57 games.
SEPTEMBER 12, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
Danny Jansen's two-run double ' 09/12/2021 Danny Jansen drives a two-run double to left field, growing the Blue Jays' lead to 8-3 in the top of the 3rd
SEPTEMBER 12, 2021 • MLB.COM
Blue Jays hit five homers, pound Orioles 22-7
Lourdes Gurriel Jr. and Teoscar Hernández each hit a grand slam, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. slugged his 44th homer, and the Toronto Blue Jays overpowered the Baltimore Orioles 22-7, fin...SEPTEMBER 12, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Pops two-run homer Jansen went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in an 11-10 win over Baltimore in the first game of Saturday's doubleheader.
Impact The catcher went yard in the fourth inning for his third homer in seven games since he returned from a hamstring strain. He's gone 7-for-19 (.368) in that span. Jansen is up to eight long balls, 15 RBI, 21 runs scored and eight doubles through 163 plate appearances this year.
SEPTEMBER 12, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
Blue Jays overpower Orioles in doubleheader sweep
Bo Bichette and Alejandro Kirk hit a pair of two-run homers in an 11-run seventh and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Baltimore Orioles 11-2 on Saturday night to complete a doublehea...SEPTEMBER 11, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Jays beat Yanks for 8th straight, 1/2 game back in wild card
Bo Bichette thumped a leadoff homer in the first inning and singled in the tiebreaking run in the seventh, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hit his 42nd homer, and the Toronto Blue Jays held...SEPTEMBER 10, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Guerrero Jr, Semien power surging Jays past Yanks 8-0
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hit his 40th homer, Marcus Semien went deep twice and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the New York Yankees 8-0 for their fifth straight winSEPTEMBER 6, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Not starting Sunday Jansen is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Athletics.
Impact Jansen homered and doubled twice in a 3-for-4 effort Saturday, a monster performance in just his second start back from the injured list. Alejandro Kirk is catching and batting sixth Sunday.
SEPTEMBER 5, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
Homers in three-hit effort Jansen went 3-for-4 with a solo home run and two doubles in Saturday's 10-8 win over Oakland.
Impact Between a couple of hamstring injuries and general ineffectiveness at the plate, Jansen hadn't record a multi-hit effort since May 18. The catcher took Oakland starter Paul Blackburn deep in the third inning. Jansen is up to seven homers, 12 RBI, 18 runs scored and seven doubles through 146 plate appearances. He figures to work in a timeshare with Alejandro Kirk and Resse McGuire.
SEPTEMBER 5, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
Hernández hits 100th HR, Jays go deep 4 times, beat A's 10-8
Teoscar Hernández hit his 100th career home run, José Berríos took a no-hitter into the fifth inning and the Blue Jays survived a late scare to beat the Oakland Athletics 10-8, Tor...SEPTEMBER 4, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Danny Jansen's solo home run ' 09/04/2021 Danny Jansen clobbers a solo home run to left-center field, increasing the Blue Jays' lead to 2-0 in the 3rd inning
SEPTEMBER 4, 2021 • MLB.COM
