Tampa Bay Rays and catcher Danny Jansen finalize $8.5 million, 1year contract
Dec 13, 2024
Veteran catcher Danny Jansen and the Tampa Bay Rays finalized an $8.5 million, one-year contract Thursday.The deal includes a $12 million mutual option for 2026 with a $500,000 buyout.Jansen, who turns 30 in April, hit .205 with nine homers and 24 RBIs last season for Toronto and Boston, which acquired him from the Blue Jays in a July 27 trade.He made headlines when he played for both teams in the same suspended game a first in major league history. Jansen even batted for both clubs in the same inning of a rain-delayed contest he started for Toronto in June before it was completed in late August.Jansen has a .220 batting average with 74 homers and 220 RBIs in seven major league seasons with Toronto (2018-24) and Boston.