Brewers' Danny Jansen: Starting behind plate in early game
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Jansen will start at catcher and bat eighth in the first game of Monday's doubleheader versus the Cubs.
William Contreras will get a break from catching but stay in the lineup at designated hitter for the first contest of the twin bill, enabling Jansen to make a second consecutive start. Since being acquired from the Rays on July 28, Jansen has seen light usage overall with Milwaukee, appearing in seven contests while slashing .222/.286/.278 with four runs and one RBI.
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Brewers' Danny Jansen: Bound for Milwaukee
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The Brewers acquired Jansen and cash considerations from the Rays on Monday in exchange for infielder Jadher Areinamo, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
Jansen won't supplant William Contreras as Milwaukee's No. 1 catcher, but he will give the club an upgrade over Eric Haase for the top backup spot. The 30-year-old Jansen has posted an .820 OPS against left-handed pitching this season and is scheduled to become a free agent this winter.
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Rays' Danny Jansen: Resting Sunday
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Jansen is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Reds.
Jansen will receive a breather for the series finale after he had started behind the plate in each of the Rays' previous three contests. Matt Thaiss will handle catching duties for Tampa Bay on Sunday.
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Rays' Danny Jansen: Day off Tuesday
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Jansen isn't in the lineup for Tuesday's game against the White Sox, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
Jansen will grab a seat on the bench Tuesday after making two consecutive starts, going 2-for-6 with a home run and an additional run scored in the process. Matt Thaiss will take over behind the plate and bat seventh.
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Rays' Danny Jansen: Resting legs Saturday
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Jansen isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game versus Baltimore, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
Jansen will get a breather Saturday after going 1-for-2 with a home run, two runs scored and two walks in Friday's blowout victory. Matt Thaiss will start at catcher instead and bat ninth.
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Rays' Danny Jansen: Pops 10th homer
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Jansen went 1-for-2 with a solo home run, two runs scored and two walks Friday against the Orioles.
Jansen popped the home run in his first plate appearance of the game, bringing his total to 10 on the season. That surpasses his total from 2024, and he's also shown some signs of hitting for a better average by going 13-for-50 (.260) with 11 RBI and 10 runs scored across the last month. Jansen continues to draw around four starts per week behind the plate for the Rays.
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Rays' Danny Jansen: Getting afternoon off
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Jansen is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Red Sox, Ryan Bass of FanDuel Sports Network Sun reports.
Matt Thaiss will step in behind the plate while Jansen rests after starting at catcher in the Rays' previous two contests. Unless he's used off the bench Sunday, Jansen will wrap up Tampa Bay's first-half slate with a .207 average, nine home runs, 27 RBI and 24 runs over 66 games.
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Rays' Danny Jansen: Resting Thursday
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Jansen isn't in the lineup for Thursday's game against the Red Sox, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
Jansen will head to the bench to begin Tampa Bay's four-game set against Boston after going 2-for-6 with an RBI and a run scored during the Rays' previous series in Detroit. Matt Thaiss will catch for Taj Bradley instead Thursday and bat eighth.
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Rays' Danny Jansen: Getting Sunday off
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Jansen is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Twins.
Jansen will receive a routine breather Sunday after he had started behind the plate in the first two games of the series. Matt Thaiss will replace Jansen as the Rays' starting catcher.
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Rays' Danny Jansen: On base four times
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Jansen went 3-for-3 with an RBI, a run scored and a walk Saturday against the Twins.
Jansen recorded his first three-hit game and just his third multi-hit performance in his last 17 starts. However, he has been productive in other ways in that span, and he now has 14 RBI and 12 runs scored. Jansen remains the primary catcher for the Rays and has started five of the team's last six games.
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Rays' Danny Jansen: On bench for series finale
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Jansen is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Athletics.
The right-handed-hitting Jansen continues to serve as the Rays' primary catcher against left-handed pitching, but he and the lefty-hitting Matt Thaiss have essentially been working in a timeshare against righties since the latter backstop was acquired from the White Sox on May 27. Thaiss will get the nod behind the dish Wednesday after Jansen had started each of the last three contests, two of which came while the Athletics sent lefties to the hill.
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Rays' Danny Jansen: Power picking up
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Jansen went 1-for-2 with a solo home run and a walk Tuesday against the Athletics.
Jansen smacked a solo home run in the seventh inning, his ninth long ball of the season. He's homered five times across his last 18 starts, also tallying 13 RBI and 11 runs scored in that span. Jansen remains the primary catcher for the Rays, though Matt Thaiss still gets plenty of starts.
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Rays' Danny Jansen: Sitting Saturday
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Jansen is not in the Rays' starting lineup against the Orioles on Saturday, Ryan Bass of FanDuel Sports Network Sun reports.
Jansen has logged at least one RBI in each of his last five starts and has gone 5-for-18 (.278) with four runs scored, two home runs and seven RBI over that span. He'll get a breather Saturday while Matt Thaiss serves behind home plate and bats ninth.
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Rays' Danny Jansen: Powers Rays' offense
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Jansen went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run and three RBI on Tuesday against the Royals.
Jansen popped his home run in the second inning to get the Rays on the board while tallying a long ball in his second consecutive start. He hasn't hit for average at any point this season, but he has four homers with nine RBI and eight runs scored across 13 games in June.
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Rays' Danny Jansen: Idle Sunday
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Jansen is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Tigers.
Jansen will get a breather for the matinee contest after he started behind the plate in three of the Rays' previous four games. Matt Thaiss will handle catching duties for Tampa Bay in the series finale.
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Rays' Danny Jansen: Taking seat Tuesday
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Jansen isn't in the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Orioles, Ryan Bass of FanDuel Sports Network Sun reports.
Jansen has collected a base hit in each of his last four games, but he'll take a seat Tuesday while Matt Thaiss starts at catcher and bats seventh for the Rays.
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Rays' Danny Jansen: Smacks sixth homer
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Jansen went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run Friday against the Mets.
Jansen has settled into starting just over half of the Rays' games behind the plate, splitting time with Matt Thaiss. He's picked things up at the plate over the last month, smacking five home runs with 10 RBI and 11 runs scored while hitting .250 in 18 games since May 13. Jansen's two-run shot was his sixth home run of the season and delivered the decisive runs in the Rays' win Friday.
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Rays' Danny Jansen: Idle for series finale
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Jansen is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Marlins, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
Jansen and Matt Thaiss have now alternated turns behind the dish over the last eight games. After going 2-for-23 with 10 strikeouts over a stretch of seven games, Jansen broke out in Saturday's 11-10 loss, finishing 3-for-4 with a home run, a double, two RBI and two additional runs.
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Rays' Danny Jansen: Trio of hits in defeat
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Jansen went 3-for-4 with a double, a two-run home run and three total runs scored during Saturday's 11-10 extra-inning loss against the Marlins.
The bottom of the lineup ruled the day for the Rays, and Jansen was a big part of it with his second three-hit game of the season. The 30-year-old is slashing .200/.320/.354 with five home runs and 14 RBI this year.
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Rays' Danny Jansen: Out of lineup Wednesday
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Jansen is not in the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Rangers, Ryan Bass of FanDuel Sports Network Sun reports.
Jansen will be getting a routine day off after starting the first game of the series Tuesday. Matt Thaiss will fill in behind the plate and bat seventh.
