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Getting Sunday off Jansen is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Astros.

Impact Jansen will get a breather after starting behind the plate in the first two games of the series. Matt Thaiss will handle catching duties Sunday for the Rays.

JUNE 1, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Yainer Diaz's walkoff home run backs Framber Valez's three-hitter as Astros beat Rays 2-1

Yainer Diaz homered with two outs in the ninth inning and Framber Valdez pitched a three-hitter to lead the Houston Astros to a 2-1 win over the Tampa Bay Rays

MAY 31, 2025 • Associated Press

Riding pine Thursday Jansen isn't in the lineup for Thursday's game against the Astros, Ryan Bass of FanDuel Sports Network Sun reports.

Impact After going 1-for-6 with a two-run home run during the Rays' previous series against Minnesota, Jansen will grab a seat on the bench Thursday. His absence will allow Matt Thaiss to make his Rays debut behind the plate while batting ninth.

MAY 29, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

White Sox trade C Matt Thaiss to Tampa Bay and reinstate C Korey Lee from injured list

The Chicago White Sox have traded Matt Thaiss to the Tampa Bay Rays and reinstated fellow catcher Korey Lee from the 10-day injured list

MAY 27, 2025 • Associated Press

Power picking up Jansen went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run Monday against the Twins.

Impact Jansen had a slow start to the season at the plate and had only one home run across his first 28 games. However, in his last nine contests and since May 13, he has slugged three homers while hitting .310 to go along with six RBI and five runs scored.

MAY 27, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Aranda, Jansen HRs lift Rays to a 7-2 victory over Twins, extending winning streak to 6 games

Jonathan Aranda hit a three-run homer and Danny Jansen added a two-run shot as the Tampa Bay Rays extended their winning streak to six games with a 7-2 win over the Minnesota Twins

MAY 27, 2025 • Associated Press

Sitting for day game Jansen is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Blue Jays, Ryan Bass of FanDuel Sports Network Sun reports.

Impact Jansen will get a breather for the afternoon game after he caught all nine innings of Saturday's 3-1 win. Ben Rortvedt will receive a turn behind the plate in the series finale.

MAY 25, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Sitting for day game Jansen is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Blue Jays, Ryan Bass of FanDuel Sports Network Sun reports.

Impact Jansen will get a breather for the afternoon game after he caught all nine innings of Saturday's 3-1 win. Ben Rortvedt will receive a turn behind the plate in the series finale.

MAY 25, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Afternoon off Jansen is not in the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Astros.

Impact Jansen caught each of the first two contests of the series, so he will get a breather in Wednesday's matinee. Ben Rortvedt is behind the dish and batting ninth for the Rays.

MAY 21, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Getting afternoon off Jansen is not in the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Astros.

Impact Jansen caught both of the first two contests of the series, so he will get a breather in Wednesday's matinee. Ben Rortvedt will be behind the dish and bat ninth for the Rays.

MAY 21, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Jake Meyers hits go-ahead HR, Josh Hader gets 12th save as Astros beat Rays 4-3

Jake Meyers hit a go-ahead home run, and Josh Hader stranded a runner on third in the ninth inning to preserve the Houston Astros’ 4-3 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays

MAY 20, 2025 • Associated Press

Rasmussen throws 6 shutout innings, Rays beat Marlins 4-0

Drew Rasmussen threw a season-high six innings of four-hit ball, Yandy Díaz had two hits and two RBIs and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Miami Marlins 4-0

MAY 17, 2025 • Associated Press

Josh Lowe homers in 1st game back since opening day and helps Rays beat Blue Jays 8-3

Josh Lowe had a homer among his three hits in his first game since getting injured on opening day, Brandon Lowe homered twice and the Tampa Bay Rays defeated the Toronto Blue Jays...

MAY 15, 2025 • Associated Press

Alejandro Kirk hits 3-run homer as Blue Jays beat Rays 3-1 for 5th win in 6 games

Alejandro Kirk hit a three-run home run in the sixth inning and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Tampa Bay Rays 3-1

MAY 15, 2025 • Associated Press

First homer since April 11 Jansen went 2-for-3 with a solo home run and two runs scored Tuesday against the Blue Jays.

Impact Jansen has picked up the majority of his playing time against left-handed pitching of late, but he's now made consecutive starts against righties. He delivered with the opportunity Tuesday, slugging a leadoff homer in the seventh inning -- his first long ball since April 11. It's a small sample, but Jansen has gone 7-for-27 with only an 11.8 percent strikeout rate across his last 10 starts.

MAY 14, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

First homer since April 11 Jansen went 2-for-3 with a solo home run and two runs scored Tuesday against the Mets.

Impact Jansen has picked up the majority of his playing against left-handed pitching of late, but he's made consecutive starts against righties. He delivered with the opportunity, slugging a leadoff homer in the seventh inning -- his first long ball since April 11. It's a small sample, but Jansen has gone 7-for-27 with only an 11.8 percent strikeout rate across his last 10 starts.

MAY 14, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Junior Caminero's 9th-inning grand slam powers Rays to 11-9 win over Blue Jays

Junior Caminero hit a tiebreaking grand slam during a five-run ninth inning, Danny Jansen homered against his former team, and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Toronto Blue Jays 11-9

MAY 14, 2025 • Associated Press

Caminero's wild game features go-ahead slam in 9th, earring snag in net TORONTO -- For the Rays, there’s been no place quite like the road this season. Jonathan Aranda and Danny Jansen homered, Kameron Misner sco...

MAY 14, 2025 • MLB.COM

Yelich and Contreras hit back-to-back homers for Brewers in 4-2 win over Rays

Christian Yelich and William Contreras hit back-to-back homers in the fourth inning for Milwaukee to help the Brewers beat the Tampa Bay Rays 4-2 and avoid a three-game sweep

MAY 11, 2025 • Associated Press

Sánchez allows 1 hit, Turner, Stott and Harper combine for 6 RBIs in Phillies 7-0 win over Rays

Cristopher Sánchez allowed one hit over six innings, Trea Turner, Bryson Stott and Bryce Harper each drove in two runs, and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Tampa Bay Rays 7-0

MAY 8, 2025 • Associated Press

Could be stuck in platoon Jansen will start at catcher and bat cleanup in Wednesday's game against the Phillies, Ryan Bass of FanDuel Sports Network Sun reports.

Impact Though he's occupying a prominent spot in the order against Phillies southpaw Cristopher Sanchez, Jansen looks like he may have temporarily fallen into the short side of a platoon at catcher. The left-handed-hitting Ben Rorvedt has started in each of the Rays' last four matchups versus righties, while each of Jansen's last four starts have come against lefties.

MAY 7, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Resting up Sunday Jansen is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Yankees, Ryan Bass of FanDuel Sports Network Sun reports.

Impact Jansen will take a seat for the day game after he had started behind the plate in both of the first two games of the series in New York. Ben Rortvedt will handle the catching duties in Sunday's finale.

MAY 4, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Out of Rays' lineup Jansen is not in the lineup for Thursday's contest versus the Royals, Ryan Bass of FanDuel Sports Network Sun reports.

Impact For the first time this season, Ben Rortvedt will make more starts in a series than Jansen. It will be Rortvedt at catcher and batting ninth on Thursday as the Rays try to avoid the sweep.

MAY 1, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Yankees' Max Fried loses no-hit bid vs. Rays when official scorer changes decision in 8th inning

Max Fried had no idea he was working on a no-hit bid and didn’t realize he lost it when the official scorer changed a decision as he was about to start the eighth inning

APRIL 20, 2025 • Associated Press

Idle Saturday Jansen isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Yankees, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Impact Jansen will get a day off Saturday after going 2-for-15 with eight strikeouts across his last six games. Ben Rortvedt will draw the start behind the plate and bat ninth.

APRIL 19, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

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