Toronto Blue Jays catcher Danny Jansen hit his 14th home run of the season Wednesday, a solo shot off of New York Yankees starting pitcher Gerrit Cole in the sixth inning of an 8-3 loss. Jansen also walked in four plate appearances. Jansen has a solid .841 OPS with 31 runs scored and 38 RBI in 228 plate appearances this year. In Jansen and fellow backstop Alejandro Kirk, the Blue Jays have gotten excellent production from their catchers, and both should be on the radar for fantasy managers...

Toronto Blue Jays catcher Danny Jansen is not in the starting lineup on Friday against the Pittsburgh Pirates. It will be the second straight day that Jansen will begin on the bench for Toronto. He hit just .213 (10-for-47) with two home runs, nine RBI, seven runs scored and 11 strikeouts in 15 games in the month of August. Overall, the 27-year-old backstop is slashing .219/.293/.474 with 11 home runs, 30 RBI and 21 runs scored for the Blue Jays in 157 plate appearances and 45 games this year. ...

Toronto Blue Jays catcher Danny Jansen had a big night offensively in Thursday's 6-5 win over the Boston Red Sox, going 3-for-5 with a home run, one RBI and two runs scored. It was a big game for Jansen, who has been mired in a slump in the month of August. Including his three-hit performance on Thursday night, he's hitting .189 (7-for-37) with a home run, five RBI, five runs scored and 10 strikeouts in 12 games this month. The 27-year-old backstop is slashing .213/.278/.457 with 10 home runs, ...

Toronto Blue Jays catcher Danny Jansen (hand) has resumed light baseball activities, according to Blue Jays reporter Keegan Matheson. Jansen has begun swinging a bat and receiving the ball from behind the plate. His next steps will be taking full swings and making contact with pitches. Jansen has been on the shelf for about two weeks after fracturing a bone in his left hand. The 27-year-old has been held to just 19 games this year due to injuries, but he's produced well when he's been on the ...

Toronto Blue Jays catcher Danny Jansen (finger) has been diagnosed with a fractured bone on his left hand near his pinkie finger. General manager Ross Atkins called it a "stable" break, so his recovery is expected to be on the shorter side for a fracture recovery. The Blue Jays are calling up catcher Zack Collins from Triple-A Buffalo to replace Jansen on the active roster. Jansen missed over a month already this year with a strained oblique, so he hasn't been able to stay on the field ...

Toronto Blue Jays manager Charlie Montoyo said that catcher Danny Jansen (hand) is "fine" after being hit by a pitch on his left hand in the eighth inning on Monday against the Kansas City Royals. Jansen finished off the game behind the plate and is undergoing precautionary X-rays to make sure there's no structural damage in his hand. It doesn't mean that Jansen will be back in the lineup on Tuesday, but it looks like he's avoided a serious injury. The 27-year-old is hitting just .232 with a ...

Toronto Blue Jays catcher Danny Jansen is not in the starting lineup against the Minnesota Twins on Saturday. It will be the second time in the last three games that Jansen isn't starting. Alejandro Kirk will do the catching and is hitting fifth against Twins right-hander Dylan Bundy. Jansen has cooled off of late and has gone .7-for-30 (.233) in the last 14 days, although he does have four home runs and eight RBI in that span. He's slashing .260/.315/.700 with a 1.015 OPS, seven home runs, ...

Toronto Blue Jays catcher Danny Jansen (oblique) travelled with the team to Cleveland for its four-game series against the Guardians. He is expected to do some running as well as some hitting in the batting cages on Thursday. Jansen told reporters that the next step after that will be to see how his body responds to the workouts. He added that he's hopeful he will begin a rehab assignment soon. Jansen has been sidelined since opening weekend due to a left oblique injury. He homered in each of ...

Toronto Blue Jays catcher Danny Jansen (side) has been partaking in baseball activities, according to Blue Jays reporter Scott Mitchell. However, he has yet to start swinging a bat. The 27-year-old landed on the injured list with left side soreness on April 11. We hadn't received many updates on his rehab progress until now and even this update doesn't give us much information in terms of his timeline for a return. Jansen only appeared in two games before suffering the side injury, but he ...

The Toronto Blue Jays placed catcher Danny Jansen (side) on the 10-day injured list on Monday. The 26-year-old is dealing with left side soreness. The team selected the contract of fellow catcher Tyler Heineman and he will be part of the team's active roster for Monday night's game against the New York Yankees. Alejandro Kirk is getting the start behind the plate for Monday's game, but Heineman should see a few starts throughout the next week or so. We don't have word yet on how long the Blue...