Toronto Blue Jays catcher Danny Jansen has left Sunday's game against the Houston Astros early. Reese McGuire has replaced him behind the plate to start the fourth inning. It's unclear if Jansen sustained an injury or left the game for another reason. He was 1-for-1 with a double before leaving the contest. The Blue Jays should provide an update at the conclusion of Sunday's game.

Toronto Blue Jays catcher Danny Jansen is not in the starting lineup for the first game of Thursday's doubleheader at the Yankees. Reese McGuire will bat ninth and catch for Alek Manoah. The 26-year-old backstop should be behind the plate for the second game, but won't have much fantasy appeal as he's batting just .140 this season thanks to a strikeout rate north of 28 percent. Jansen can be left on waivers in almost all fantasy leagues.

Toronto Blue Jays catcher Danny Jansen popped his third homer of the season, and third in as many days, during the team's 8-4 win over the Astros on Saturday. After finishing April with an atrocious .045/.143/.068 slash line, the 26-year-old has picked it up with the bat of late with hits in four of his six May starts. We still need to see a lot more from Jansen to warrant roster consideration in one-catcher formats since his batting average has just finally pushed above the .100 mark. With ...

Toronto Blue Jays catcher Danny Jansen busted a 0-for-35 slump at the dish Sunday, going 2-for-3 with a walk. The 26-year-old scored a run and drove in his first runner of the season in the 7-2 win as he looks to heat up after entering the game hitting .044 (2-for-45). Jansen's leash as the starter got extended a bit with Alejandro Kirk now on the IL, but even with more playing time moving forward he can't be trusted in any fantasy format after several years of disappointment.

Toronto Blue Jays catcher Danny Jansen (knee) is back in Wednesday's lineup after leaving Monday's game early due to injury. The 25-year-old catcher took a ball off the knee while catching and had to leave late in the contest. He then had Tuesday off while rookie catcher Alejandro Kirk caught. Jansen is hitting just .125 through three games but he's known for his defensive contributions. Texas baserunners stole three bases on Tuesday so Toronto is likely hoping the regular catcher can help ...

Toronto Blue Jays catcher Danny Jansen left Monday's game early after taking a ball off his knee while behind the plate. The ball missed the padding of his shin guard and left the young catcher hobbled. Manager Charlie Montoyo said after the game that Jansen was feeling better. He's considered day-to-day with the injury for now. Backup catcher Alejandro Kirk, who came in to pinch-hit during the eighth inning of Toronto's 6-2 win, was already expected to catch Tuesday's game. Jansen is off to a...

Toronto Blue Jays catcher Danny Jansen (knee) is day-to-day after leaving Monday's game with a sore knee. Jansen had to leave the game after taking a foul ball off of his right knee, with manager Charlie Montoyo saying that for him to come out of a game, "it's got to hurt." Backup catcher Alejandro Kirk seems destined for a start on Tuesday, with Jansen likely to be sidelined for the contest.

Toronto Blue Jays starting catcher Danny Jansen could see his playing time reduced with the presence of rookie backstop Alejandro Kirk. The club recently announced it would be carrying Kirk and will likely not want the young player spending most of his time on the bench. The club has yet to announce a plan for Reese McGuire, a defensive expert who was the early favorite to back up Jansen in 2021. McGuire is without minor league options so he would need to be placed on waivers to be moved to ...

BALLER MOVE: Draft target ~pick 280CURRENT ADP: ~310 overallANALYSIS: Jansen was a fairly popular sleeper candidate at catcher heading into last season, but investments from fantasy managers failed to pay off with Jansen batting just .183 with a similarly poor .671 OPS. Jansen managed to post a career-best .352 xwOBA that ranked eighth among qualified catchers and sat 40 points above his 2019 mark in 2020, though, qualifying him as a 2020 breakout for this article.Encouragingly, Jansens 2020 ...

Toronto Blue Jays rookie catcher Alejandro Kirk reached base for the third straight game with a single against the Philadelphia Phillies on Tuesday. He's now 2-for-5 this spring with an impressive BB-K of 1-0 in four games. Kirk is battling Reese McGuire for the second catching spot on the Blue Jays' opening day roster alongside Danny Jansen. Kirk spent the winter back in Mexico where he lost a significant amount of weight to help his flexibility and endurance. Just 22, he made his MLB debut ...