US EditionAngels’ Kenley Jansen Says He Wants to Pitch ‘4 More Years’
Jansen aims to extend his career despite age, holding 476 saves and ranking third all-time, with hopes to help the Angels reach the postseason again.
- The Los Angeles Angels concluded their season with a 6-2 defeat to the Houston Astros on Sunday, finishing at the bottom of the American League West with a 72-90 record.
- The Angels’ playoff drought reached 11 years amid injuries and challenges, including Robert Stephenson’s elbow inflammation and his limited 10 innings pitched this season.
- Kenley Jansen, the Angels’ closer, agreed to a one-season contract worth $10 million prior to spring training and completed the year by successfully converting 29 out of 30 save opportunities, posting a 2.59 ERA across 62 appearances.
- Jansen, who will turn 38 on Tuesday and has accumulated 476 career saves, expressed his commitment to supporting his teammates and contributing to the team’s effort to return to postseason play.
- Jansen will become a free agent this winter but expressed openness to re-signing, while interim manager Ray Montgomery called him a Hall of Famer poised to surpass 500 saves.
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Angels’ Kenley Jansen plans to play 4 more seasons
Kenley Jansen made it clear that there is more baseball in his future by saying he's playing four more years shortly after the Los Angeles Angels ended their 2025 season.The veteran closer is slated to become a free agent after finishing his 16th major-league season."Four more years," Jansen said after Sunday's 6-2 home loss to the Houston Astros. "For sure. That's the goal. Offseason begins tomorrow. No kidding. I'm getting in the gym at 5 a.m.…
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Angels closer Kenley Jansen hopes to make a run at 500 saves and beyond
Kenley Jansen turns 38 on Tuesday and now has 16 big-league seasons in his rearview mirror, but the 6-foot-5, 265-pound right-hander has no intention of slowing, let alone retiring.
San Bernardino Sun
Angels’ Kenley Jansen says he wants to pitch ‘4 more years’
ANAHEIM — Kenley Jansen left little doubt that he has more left in the tank after this season. “Four more years,” the Angels closer said moments after the season ended on Sunday afternoon. “For sure. That’s the goal. Offseason begins tomorrow. No kidding. I’m getting in the gym at 5 a.m. tomorrow.” The Angels signed Jansen to a $10 million deal just before the start of spring training, so he’ll hit free agency again this winter. Although Jansen …
LOS ANGELES (ANP/RTR) – Pitcher Kenley Jansen wants to play another four years in the American MLB baseball league. The Dutch international, who turns 38 on Tuesday, completed his sixteenth season in the MLB on Sunday with the Los Angeles Angels.
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