The Texas Rangers had long coveted catcher Danny Jansen. President of baseball operations Chris Young said as much when they signed him in December. The Rangers wanted the right-handed hitting catchers so much they were willing to give him the security of a two-year contract worth $16.75 million.
Danny Jansen went 2-for-4 with a homer and two RBIs, and the Texas Rangers jumped ahead early in their 6-2 win over the Minnesota Twins on Saturday evening in Minneapolis.
SEATTLE — Danny Jansen hit a three-run homer with two outs in the fifth inning Tuesday night and finished with 4 RBI. The Texas Rangers beat the Seattle Mariners 10-5 at T-Mobile Park.
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ARLINGTON, Texas — Jacob deGrom got a first-pitch strike against 13 of the 21 Athletics hitters he faced Monday night, and 19 of his 85 pitches drew a swing and a miss.
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For the Texas Rangers the decision to designate catcher Austin Wynns for assignment was necessary. One of their opening day catchers, Danny Jansen, was set to return from two months on the injury list with a strained right forearm.
The Texas Rangers have designated catcher Austin Wynns for assignment, making room on the roster for Danny Jansen’s return from the injured list. Jansen, who had been sidelined since early June with a right forearm strain, was activated from the 60-day IL after missing the team’s previous 64 games.
The Texas Rangers on Tuesday activated catcher Danny Jansen, who had missed the last 64 games with a right forearm strain. In a corresponding move, the Rangers designated veteran catcher Austin Wynns for assignment.
The Texas Rangers are coming off a disappointing road trip but at least they get a day off on Monday. That allows them to rest up and get ready for six games at home against teams that have losing records, the Washington Nationals and the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.
WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Danny Jansen is catching on back-to-back days as the Texas Rangers move closer to getting one of their injured catchers back.
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For injured Texas Rangers catcher Danny Jansen, the final stages of their return to the Major Leagues began on Tuesday night. He started a rehab assignment with Triple-A Round Rock as the Express hosted the Sugar Land Space Cowboys, the Triple-A affiliate of the Houston Astros.
The Texas Rangers moved one step closer to getting veteran catcher Danny Jansen back on the field after he was cleared to begin a minor league rehab assignment with Double-A Frisco.
Rangers catcher Danny Jansen hit the injured list with a forearm/elbow injury back in early June. He’s been shelved for close to eight weeks as he tried to gut through what’s apparently a UCL injury of some significance.
The Texas Rangers placed catcher Danny Jansen on the 10-day injured list with a right forearm strain ahead of Saturday’s game against the Cleveland Guardians.
The Texas Rangers placed veteran catcher Danny Jansen on the 10-day injured list on Saturday because of a right forearm strain. The move was retroactive to Wednesday.
A former Toronto Blue Jay has found a new home. On Friday evening, FanSided’s Robert Murray reported that Danny Jansen has signed a two-year deal with the Texas Rangers for $14.5 million, with bonus potentially making the contract worth $15.5 million.
A journeyman catcher with some pop is on the move, as Danny Jansen heads back to the American League. Late Friday night, MLB Network insider Jon Heyman.
Danny Jansen‘s career has been anything but conventional. Entering year eight of his career, Jansen has yet to solidify himself as a full-time starting catcher, despite consistently posting above-average offensive numbers and grading reasonably well defensively.
Even if he simply matches last year’s lackluster output, it’d be an offensive upgrade for the Rays.
Danny Jansen officially made MLB history on Monday as the first player to play for both teams in the same game.
Alex Cora apparently wasn’t going to stand in the way of history.
When the Boston Red Sox and Toronto Blue Jays resume their suspended game on Monday, catcher Danny Jansen is going to make the type of history that seems almost impossible to make.
Red Sox catcher Danny Jansen is positioned to make MLB history on Aug. 26, when his team finishes a suspended game against the Blue Jays.
The Toronto Blue Jays have acquired an intriguing young prospect. On Saturday, the Jays traded longest-serving Blue Jay, Danny Jansen, to their American League East rival, the Boston Red Sox.
He is one of Toronto's more intriguing rental players.
The Blue Jays have played some better baseball of late, but still find themselves in the basement of the consistently competitive AL East. With a 30-32 record, the team would have to go 59-41 the rest of the way to equal last year’s record, which was just barely good enough to sneak into the playoffs as a wild-card team.
Few things have gone right offensively for the Toronto Blue Jays this season, as the franchise sits near the bottom of the sport in almost every category across the quarter mark of the 2024 campaign.
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