One of the main reasons the Rays signed veteran catcher Danny Jansen for $8.5 million was to add offense at a position where they hadn’t had much. Homering in his first at-bat of the spring Saturday was a good way to start.

Jansen has spent most of his time working with the pitching staff to begin spring training, though he homered in his first at-bat of the exhibition season. He was signed by the Rays this offseason in the hopes of bolstering the offense,