The catcher set to play for both teams in same game

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Catcher Danny Jansen is group to make history arsenic nan first subordinate to play for some teams successful nan aforesaid Major League Baseball game.

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The 29-year-old was batting for nan Toronto Blue Jays connected 26 June erstwhile their crippled against nan Boston Red Sox was suspended because of rain.

A time later he was traded to nan Red Sox - and is now group to look for his caller squad erstwhile nan fixture resumes connected Monday night.

"I'm conscionable going to put my caput down and play," Jansen said. "It's decidedly a cool thing.

"But astatine nan extremity of nan day, I want to triumph a shot crippled and do everything I tin to hole for it."

New signings person travel successful midway done suspended games antecedently successful MLB, but location has not been a script wherever a subordinate featured against his aged side.

Remarkably, Jansen was nan subordinate batting for nan Blue Jays erstwhile nan crippled was halted 2 months ago.

That intends his erstwhile broadside will person to put up different batter successful his place, while Jansen, now successful nan Red Sox's azygous alternatively than Toronto's, will beryllium nan catcher for nan hosts astatine Boston's Fenway Park.

He will moreover look successful nan people container and results for some teams.

"Yeah he's catching. Let's make history,” said Red Sox head Alex Cora, confirming Jansen's appearance.

All clear? The crippled originates astatine 00:10 BST connected Tuesday.

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