Adam Jones faces rookie who was part of minor league host family

[O's are Legends]

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Orioles outfielder Adam Jones and Blue Jays rookie catcher Danny Jansen are 10 years apart in age, 13 years apart in MLB service time and aren't related, yet Monday's game in Toronto was a reunion of sorts for the two.

In the early part of his professional baseball career, Jones played for the Class A Wisconsin Timber Rattlers and lived with an area family. One member of that family was a then-9-year-old Jansen.

"We got to share a moment, and he hit me on the chest and said, 'I'm proud of you, man. You made it,'" Jansen said, according to a Toronto Sun report, following the Jays' 5-3 win. "I always loved watching him and telling people the story that I had Adam Jones in my house when I was a kid."

 

That's awesome.

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[Ohfan67]

Very cool story. 

[Redskins Rick]

9 minutes ago, O's are Legends said:

That's awesome.

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I do love AJ!!!!!!

Awesome story, so cool.

[esmd]

+1

[clapdiddy]

8 minutes ago, Redskins Rick said:

I do love AJ!!!!!!

Awesome story, so cool.

AJ is awesome.   I will miss him.

[Can_of_corn]

Just now, clapdiddy said:

AJ is awesome.   I will miss him.

Let's not gloss over how nice it was of the Jansen family to host.

[Redskins Rick]

1 minute ago, Can_of_corn said:

Let's not gloss over how nice it was of the Jansen family to host.

I hadnt intend to overlook that, I think its great of all the minor league host households, that take in young minor league players.

 

[clapdiddy]

Just now, Redskins Rick said:

I hadnt intend to overlook that, I think its great of all the minor league host households, that take in young minor league players.

 

Yup...it is very cool.   

[Redskins Rick]

15 minutes ago, clapdiddy said:

Yup...it is very cool.   

The Maryland Gazette used to run stories about behind the scenes with some of the host houses. But, since they stop publishing to everybody's house and more online, its not something I read anymore.

 

[TouchemAll]

Good story thanks

[joelala]

52 minutes ago, O's are Legends said:

That's awesome.

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Very cool, thanks for sharing!

[Tx Oriole]

47 minutes ago, Can_of_corn said:

Let's not gloss over how nice it was of the Jansen family to host.

That was a very nice thing they did for AJ.  

[bobmc]

And in last night's game, Jansen hit a slicing line drive to right which Jones grabbed and mockingly gestured to him.  Jansen mockingly gestured back at Adam - pretty cool moment for both also.

Jansen got even later when he hit a scorching drive that Jones could not get to (but might have when he was staying with Jansen's family  ) and it bounced over fence for 2B.