Ho-hum, another Topps Now post with obscure players.
Nick Sogard made his Major League debut on August 2. Sogard comes from a family of former Major Leaguers. His cousin is former A's infielder Eric Sogard, who I remember primarily for wearing glasses. He is also the nephew of Steve Sax and former Red Sox catcher Dave Sax. So yes, a long line of baseball players in his family. Sogard was originally acquired in the deal that sent Jeffrey Springs to Tampa Bay, so Boston is finally getting something out of that trade (since Ronaldo Hernandez never developed). Sogard has hit .265 in the Majors to date. Not bad. He collected a hit and two RBIs in his debut.
1. 2024 Topps All Star Game Foil.
2. 2024 Topps Yellow Foil.
I am including these Wong cards since there were just two in between receiving Topps Now cards, rather than doing three separate posts.
On August 26, Danny Jansen became the first player to play for both teams in the same game. Allow me to explain: this game started on June 26, but was suspended in the top of the second inning due to rain. Jansen started the game for the Blue Jays and was at the plate when the game was suspended. It was completed on August 26, but by this point, Jansen had been traded to the Red Sox and he appeared in the game when it was resumed, behind the plate for a "pinch hitter" sent to the plate to relieve Jansen. Jansen had a hit in four at-bats. Unfortunately, this was pretty much the highlight of the Jansen era in Boston. He hit .188/.323/.300 with three home runs after being acquired for Cutter Coffey, Eddinson Paulino and Gilberto Bautista. None of those three have appeared in the Majors yet and each would have had to be protected on the 40-man roster after the season.
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