Crying in baseball? Kenley Jansen wanted to when Alex Cora apologized to ex-Dodgers for Astros cheating
1 year, 9 months ago

Crying in baseball? Kenley Jansen wanted to when Alex Cora apologized to ex-Dodgers for Astros cheating

LA Times  

Red Sox closer Kenley Jansen, right, celebrates with manager Alex Cora after earning the 400th save of his career May 10 in Atlanta. But that didn’t stop the veteran closer from getting emotional when his new manager, Alex Cora, pulled aside Jansen and fellow former Dodgers Justin Turner and Kiké Hernandez to address his role in the scandal. “I felt like a weight came off, by him stepping up and saying we f— up as the whole group.” Cora was the Astros bench coach during the 2017 season, which ended with their seven-game World Series win over the Dodgers, and became the Red Sox manager the following season. And it’s over with, you know, you can’t change stuff, but what we can do is appreciate when someone steps up and comes forward and is accountable for what they did.” According to WEEI, Cora did just that “the minute” Turner, Hernandez and Jansen arrived for spring training in Fort Myers, Fla. Cora told WEEI that Turner approached him afterward and said, “I’m glad you did this.” “I think it meant a lot,” Turner told WEEI of the meeting.

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Kenley Jansen agrees to a deal with the Angels in a return to Southern California
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Kenley Jansen agrees to a deal with the Angels in a return to Southern California

LA Times  

Kenley Jansen smiles as he does a radio interview after he notched his 400th career save in May 2023. Kenley Jansen is returning to Southern California, the veteran closer agreeing to terms on Tuesday to a one-year, $10-million contract with the Angels pending a physical, according to a person familiar with the deal but not authorized to speak publicly about …

Danny Jansen Becomes First MLB Player to Appear for Two Teams in Same Game
7 months ago

Danny Jansen Becomes First MLB Player to Appear for Two Teams in Same Game

News 18  

Boston Red Sox catcher Danny Jansen carved out a unique piece of baseball history on Monday after becoming the first player to officially appear for two teams in the same game. The 29-year-old’s unprecedented stint of double-duty arose due to a freak confluence of events stemming from Boston’s abandoned game against the Toronto Blue Jays two months ago. That deal …

Red Sox closer Kenley Jansen to miss series in Colorado due to health issues
8 months, 1 week ago

Red Sox closer Kenley Jansen to miss series in Colorado due to health issues

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — Boston Red Sox closer Kenley Jansen will not be with the team during its series in Colorado due to health issues. Jansen said after Sunday’s 9-6 loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers that doctors had to “shock his heart back into rhythm” after three previous trips to Colorado. The next thing you know, it’s going to hurt …

Kenley Jansen settled in with Red Sox, but savors ‘beautiful history’ with Dodgers
1 year, 10 months ago

Kenley Jansen settled in with Red Sox, but savors ‘beautiful history’ with Dodgers

LA Times  

Kenley Jansen got up from his locker in the home clubhouse at Fenway Park on Monday afternoon and announced a request. It was cool to see.” Kenley Jansen smiles as he does a radio interview after earning his 400th save in the Boston Red Sox’s victory over the Atlanta Braves on May 10 in Atlanta. “He’s someone that has a …

Kenley Jansen, Freddie Freeman discuss Dodgers-Braves rivalry
2 years, 11 months ago

Kenley Jansen, Freddie Freeman discuss Dodgers-Braves rivalry

LA Times  

Atlanta Braves reliever Kenley Jansen pitches against the Cincinnati Reds on Friday. His first time taking the mound to Ludacris rapping through “Welcome to Atlanta.” His first time, after 12 years pitching for the Dodgers, wearing the Atlanta Braves’ home whites. Last season, the four relievers at the back end of the Braves’ bullpen began calling themselves “The Night Shift” …

Closing out an era: Dodgers reflect fondly on Atlanta-bound Kenley Jansen
3 years ago

Closing out an era: Dodgers reflect fondly on Atlanta-bound Kenley Jansen

LA Times  

Kenley Jansen delivers a pitch during Game 5 of the NLCS against the Atlanta Braves in October. “I understood him, he understood me.” Roberts added, appreciatively: “He made my job much easier.” That constant will be gone this season, after Jansen signed a one-year, $16-million contract with the Atlanta Braves on Friday night — news was still sinking in around …

Dodgers, Kenley Jansen enter offseason with uncertainty
3 years, 5 months ago

Dodgers, Kenley Jansen enter offseason with uncertainty

LA Times  

Dodgers relief pitcher Kenley Jansen delivers a pitch during the ninth inning in Game 5 of the NLCS against the Atlanta Braves at Dodger Stadium on Thursday. Kenley Jansen’s 2019 season ended with the Dodgers closer standing on the bullpen mound, baseball in hand, while Joe Kelly gave up a 10th-inning grand slam to Howie Kendrick in Game 5 of …

Column: Kenley Jansen is on an inspiring comeback tear, just as I failed to predict
3 years, 8 months ago

Column: Kenley Jansen is on an inspiring comeback tear, just as I failed to predict

LA Times  

Relief pitcher Kenley Jansen gets set to pitch during the ninth inning of the Dodgers’ game against the San Francisco Giants on Tuesday. “That’s a big achievement, to be an All-Star everything I’ve been through.” In what could be the best comeback story in these parts since Kirk Gibson deposited a backdoor slider into Dodger Stadium’s right-field pavilion, Jansen has …

Kenley Jansen blows save and Dodgers lose to Athletics in 10 innings
3 years, 11 months ago

Kenley Jansen blows save and Dodgers lose to Athletics in 10 innings

LA Times  

Oakland’s Matt Chapman slides past Dodgers catcher Will Smith to tie the score in the ninth inning on Wednesday. A save would’ve extended the Dodgers’ winning streak to six games, but he failed to do his job in the Dodgers’ 4-3 loss to the Oakland Athletics in 10 innings at RingCentral Coliseum. But Austin Barnes, the Dodgers’ designated hitter, flied …

It's time for the Dodgers to move on from Kenley Jansen
4 years, 3 months ago

It's time for the Dodgers to move on from Kenley Jansen

LA Times  

Dodgers relief pitcher Kenley Jansen reacts after giving up a home run to Tampa Bay’s Brett Phillips in Game 4 of the World Series on Oct. 24. Jansen wasn’t on the mound to record the final outs of their most important games in their World Series run and won’t be again next year if they return to the postseason. Jansen …

Red Sox bring back Alex Cora less than a year after parting ways with him
4 years, 4 months ago

Red Sox bring back Alex Cora less than a year after parting ways with him

LA Times  

The Red Sox rehired manager Alex Cora less than a year after parting ways because of his role in the Astros cheating scandal. Alex Cora is manager of the Boston Red Sox once again, according to multiple media reports, less than a year after he and the team agreed to part ways in the wake of the Houston Astros cheating …

Confident and forceful, Dodgers’ Kenley Jansen tries to restore his bullpen ace legacy
4 years, 5 months ago

Confident and forceful, Dodgers’ Kenley Jansen tries to restore his bullpen ace legacy

LA Times  

Dodgers relief pitcher Kenley Jansen delivers a pitch during the ninth inning of a 3-1 win over the Atlanta Braves in Game 6 of the NLCS on Saturday. “That’s the Kenley Jansen I and all of us in there, we know and love.” A week ago Wednesday, Jansen left the mound at Globe Life Field under far different circumstances, pulled …

Closer controversy? Dodgers’ faith in Kenley Jansen on shaky ground
4 years, 5 months ago

Closer controversy? Dodgers’ faith in Kenley Jansen on shaky ground

LA Times  

Dodgers closer Kenley Jansen, shown pitching against Colorado on Sept. 19, struggled with his velocity against the Brewers on Wednesday. Dave Roberts, the Dodgers’ manager, said after the game that Jansen remains the team’s closer. The last time a Dodgers reliever not named Jansen saved a postseason game, before Thursday: 2009, when Jonathan Broxton retired the Phillies’ Chase Utley. Yet, …

Kenley Jansen isn’t at his best, but gets Game 1 save
4 years, 5 months ago

Kenley Jansen isn’t at his best, but gets Game 1 save

LA Times  

Dodgers closer Kenley Jansen delivers during the ninth inning of a 4-2 win over the Milwaukee Brewers in Game 1 on Wednesday. Dodgers closer Kenley Jansen got Christian Yelich to swing through a 90-mph cut-fastball for the final out of Wednesday night’s 4-2 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers, his strikeout finishing a strong three-man relief effort that sealed Game 1 …

Kenley Jansen says Astros sign-stealing scandal ‘killed a lot of young careers’
5 years, 1 month ago

Kenley Jansen says Astros sign-stealing scandal ‘killed a lot of young careers’

LA Times  

The Dodgers clubhouse at Camelback Ranch was sparsely populated Saturday when an interview with Houston Astros shortstop Carlos Correa, the latest chapter in a saga that refuses to fade, was shown on the televisions in the middle of the room. A day after several Dodgers voiced candid opinions on the Astros’ cheating scandal and the organization’s subsequent apologies, Correa emotionally …

Boston Red Sox Manager Alex Cora Fired Amid Cheating Scandal
5 years, 2 months ago

Boston Red Sox Manager Alex Cora Fired Amid Cheating Scandal

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING BOSTON — Alex Cora has already been identified as a ringleader in an illegal system of sign stealing when he was with the Houston Astros. Cora was fired by the team he led to the 2018 World Series title on Tuesday night, one day after baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred said he was “an active participant” in the …

Red Sox manager Alex Cora fired in sign-stealing scandal
5 years, 2 months ago

Red Sox manager Alex Cora fired in sign-stealing scandal

LA Times  

Alex Cora led the Boston Red Sox to a World Series title in his first season as manager. The Boston Red Sox fired manager Alex Cora on Tuesday, a day after baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred implicated him in the sport’s sign-stealing scandal. Statement from the Boston #RedSox and Alex Cora: pic.twitter.com/qXsUhSobSy — Red Sox January 15, 2020 Manfred said Cora …

Alex Cora is latest casualty in sign-stealing scandal, yet players are spared
5 years, 2 months ago

Alex Cora is latest casualty in sign-stealing scandal, yet players are spared

LA Times  

Boston Red Sox manager Alex Cora talks about the dismissal of president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski, during a news conference before the team’s game against the New York Yankees in Boston on Sept. 9, 2019. Cora was fired by the Red Sox on Tuesday, a day after baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred implicated him in the sport’s sign-stealing scandal. While …

What the Dodgers can learn from the Nationals’ World Series victory
5 years, 4 months ago

What the Dodgers can learn from the Nationals’ World Series victory

LA Times  

Matthew McConaughey, who is from Texas, on the field before Game 7 in Houston. Houston Astros pitcher Zack Greinke looks on during Game 7 of the World Series against the Washington Nationals. Howie Kendrick of the Washington Nationals celebrates with teammate Juan Soto after hitting a two-run home against the Houston Astros during the seventh inning of Game 7 of …

Kenley Jansen booed after another blown save in Dodgers’ loss: ‘I sucked’
5 years, 6 months ago

Kenley Jansen booed after another blown save in Dodgers’ loss: ‘I sucked’

LA Times  

Dodgers closer Kenley Jansen gave up two runs in the ninth inning of an 8-7 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays on Wednesday. Everything that happened in the first eight innings — Max Muncy’s two-run second-inning double, Joc Pederson’s game-tying RBI single in the sixth, Cody Bellinger’s insurance solo home run in the eighth, Dustin May’s two scoreless innings of …

Dodgers closer Kenley Jansen’s two clean outings in a row trigger optimism
5 years, 6 months ago

Dodgers closer Kenley Jansen’s two clean outings in a row trigger optimism

LA Times  

Will Kenley Jansen be a reliable reliever for the Dodgers in October? “He’s peaking, I think,” Roberts said, “at the right time.” Clean outings had become rare for Jansen. Just got to keep repeating that.” Dodgers closer Kenley Jansen celebrates with catcher Russell Martin after a win over the Orioles on Thursday night. The pitch mix changed over the course …

Can the Dodgers win a World Series with Kenley Jansen continuing to struggle?
5 years, 7 months ago

Can the Dodgers win a World Series with Kenley Jansen continuing to struggle?

LA Times  

Dodgers’ Kenley Jansen reacts after giving up a solo home run to Toronto Blue Jays’ Rowdy Tellez to tie the game 1-1, during the ninth inning at Dodger Stadium on Wednesday. Boo me,” Jansen said before the Dodgers’ 3-2 walk-off win over the Blue Jays on Thursday. At the end of the day, I’m here trying to help the team …

Column: Dodgers’ Kenley Jansen feels like his old self again after offseason heart surgery
6 years ago

Column: Dodgers’ Kenley Jansen feels like his old self again after offseason heart surgery

LA Times  

The thumping began in his chest, pounding into his throat, grabbing at his breath. He had the 5½-hour heart procedure on Nov. 26 and now he looks and sounds and apparently pitches like everyone’s favorite Kenley Jansen. “He has clarity, he’s healthy both physically and emotionally, I expect a really big year from him.” Last season when Jansen was different …

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