Notorious Yankees killer absolutely refuses to leave the AL East with latest signing

Good news: Notorious Yankee killer Danny Jansen will be playing his home games in the Yankees' facilities next year!

Bad news: Those facilities are in Florida, as Jansen will be calling George M. Steinbrenner Field home as a member of the Tampa Bay Rays. On the bright side, "Jansen continuing to dominate the Yankees in the domed Trop" was perhaps the only more annoying outcome than him rocking the Green Monster with constant Yankee-harming liners, so at least we'll never have to live out that reality.

Instead, he'll head to Tampa's new stadium, covered in interlocking N-Y logos, and terrorize the Yankees 12 times during the 2025 season.

Maybe that was part of the reason he chose the Rays? He knows he'll be walking into a facility covered in Yankees insignias and might be fired up to treat every opponent like they're the Yankees? That could lead to new career highs across the board.

Rays sign Yankees enemy Danny Jansen to one-year contract

When it comes to who can drub the Yankees into the pavement, Jansen always bets on himself -- and you should, too! He's the bespectacled behind-the-plate Rafael Devers.

No, it isn't just hyperbole. The career .220 hitter with a roughly average .727 OPS/99 OPS+ hits .270 with a .917 OPS against the Yankees lifetime. At Yankee Stadium, the average rises to .299, and the OPS stays mostly steady at .915. Do not be fooled by his dorky exterior. The man is out for blood. And he absolutely refuses to leave the Yankees' backyard.

Just last year, Boston fans whined (evergreen) about the Red Sox playing a struggling Jansen down the stretch in a crucial four-game series in the Bronx that might've determined their playoff fate, despite assurances from Yankee fans that he'd have a moment left in him. Boom. Sure enough, he homered in the first game of the series. Luckily, though, it was the only one he hit against the Yankees in a Sox uniform, and Juan Soto eventually walked that game off.

Ultimately, he went 3-for-10 with that bomb against the Yanks last season during his Red Sox tenure, going 2-for-3 in the first game, post-trade, against ... who else?

Hopefully, Jansen's decision to bet on himself is proven correct and ultimately earns him a one-way ticket to the furthest possible team on a three-year deal.

Oh, who are we kidding? He'll be a Met next.