Toronto Blue Jays infielder Will Wagner. Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports

Blue Jays infielders make MLB debuts vs. Red Sox again, two months after initial premiere

By Victor Barbosa | Last updated Aug 26, 2024 3:54 PM ET

Boston Red Sox catcher Danny Jansen made MLB history on Monday afternoon when he became the first player to appear for two different teams in the same official game.

There's a catch, as Monday's matinee at Fenway Park is the resumption of a suspended June contest between the Red Sox and Toronto Blue Jays. Since the contest was paused in the top of the second inning on June 26, however, Jansen was sent from Toronto to Boston just before the MLB trade deadline at the end of July.

While Jansen got most of the headlines entering the game, Blue Jays infielders Leo Jimenez and Will Wagner also pulled off a truly strange feat on Monday as well.

So this means that Daulton Varsho is going to pinch-hit for Danny Jansen when the game resumes, and also that both Will Wagner and Leo Jimenez will play, which means they'll have gotten into the game on June 26th despite not having made their #MLB debuts yet.

Awesome. #Bluejays https://t.co/7T2B1oUIGB
— Mike Wilner (@Wilnerness) August 26, 2024

Mike Wilner of the Toronto Star also pointed out the irony for Blue Jays left fielder/second baseman Davis Schneider, who, according to the contest's box score, was stuck waiting on first base for 61 days before the game resumed.

Per Wilner, Schneider wasn't willing to wait around much longer when play resumed, stealing second base.

After 61 days on first base, Davis Schneider steals second as Jansen's pinch-hitter, Daulton Varsho, strikes out.

The strikeout counts against Varsho, not Jansen.

Then Will Wagner strikes out, six weeks before his #MLB debut.

Ryan Burr takes over for #Bluejays to start bot2.
— Mike Wilner (@Wilnerness) August 26, 2024

The columnist and podcaster also noted that the Red Sox finally got their first hit in the bottom of the fifth, courtesy of Jansen.

As for the pair of rookie middle infielders, because the contest that began on June 26 hadn't been completed yet, they both technically didn't make their debuts until later in the summer.

According to Baseball Reference, Jimenez debuted on July 4 and has posted three home runs, 10 RBI and a .230/.310/.389 slash line across 113 at-bats covering 39 games. Wagner didn't make it back to the majors until Aug. 12 and has started his career 11-for-35 with no home runs and five RBI.

Victor Barbosa

Victor Barbosa is a passionate follower of MLB, the NBA and NFL, with a deep interest in Boston-area teams. He graduated from Springfield College -- The Birthplace of Basketball -- in 2013 with a degree in Communications-Sports Journalism. Previous bylines include FanSided, Heavy and Syracuse

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