Kenley Jansen - MLB News, Rumors, & Updates

Locks down 10th save Sunday Jansen tossed a scoreless inning of relief to earn the save in Sunday's 6-3 win over the Rangers.

Impact Jansen only needed eight pitches to retire Texas in order as he efficiently earned his 10th save of the season in 14 chances. The veteran reliever has had some ups and downs this year, including allowing four earned runs over 2.2 innings in his three most recent appearances before Sunday's improved effort. Overall, Jansen is sitting with a 4.98 ERA, 1.20 WHIP and 23 strikeouts across 21.2 innings this season, making him a volatile fantasy option so far in his first campaign with the Tigers.

3 DAYS AGO • ROTOWIRE

Riley Greene homers and triples for 4 RBIs as Tigers top Rangers 6-3

Riley Greene homered, tripled and drove in four runs for the Detroit Tigers in a 6-3 win over the Texas Rangers

4 DAYS AGO • Associated Press

Even one of Scott Harris' only good offseason moves is blowing up in Tigers' faces Kenley Jansen's signing is turning out to be one the Tigers' worst offseason moves.

JUNE 30 • MOTORCITYBENGALS.COM

Struggles, takes fourth loss Sunday Jansen (1-4) allowed four runs (three earned) on two hits and a walk to take the loss in Sunday's extra-inning contest against the Astros. He struck out one.

Impact Jansen got through the top of the ninth inning of a 3-3 game without any problems, but things came unraveled in the 10th. The veteran started the frame by allowing a walk, a single and a three-run home run. The rough outing pushed Jansen's ERA from 4.26 up to 5.31, and it's been a rough campaign overall with four blown saves and now four losses as well. He's become increasingly hard to trust in fantasy leagues.

JUNE 29 • ROTOWIRE

Astros ride 7-run outburst to complete comeback in extras at Comerica DETROIT -- Isaac Paredes, who hit a two-run homer in the seventh inning, put the surging Astros ahead with an RBI single in the 10th inning....

JUNE 28 • MLB.COM

Christian Walker's 3-run homer in 10th inning helps power Astros past Tigers 7-5

Christian Walker's three-run homer highlighted a four-run 10th inning as the Houston Astros rallied to beat the Detroit Tigers 7-5

JUNE 28 • Associated Press

Imai strikes out 10 as Astros beat Tigers 2-1 and extend winning streak to 3 games

Tatsuya Imai struck out 10 in six scoreless innings and Taylor Trammell homered to lead the Houston Astros to a 2-1 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Thursday night

JUNE 26 • Associated Press

Dodgers Predicted to Bring Back Kenley Jansen Ahead of Trade Deadline The Los Angeles Dodgers are being linked to a reunion with former closer Kenley Jansen at the trade deadline.

JUNE 24 • SI.COM

Notches ninth save Jansen gave up a hit and a walk in a scoreless ninth inning Saturday to record his ninth save of the season in a 4-1 win over the White Sox. He failed to strike out a batter.

Impact The veteran closer made things interesting by allowing the tying run to come to the plate with two outs, but Jansen got Drew Romo to fly out to center field to end the contest. Despite missing a couple weeks due to a a pelvic issue, Jansen's been locked in since the beginning of May, getting scored upon in only one of his last 11 appearances while posting a 2.53 ERA, 0.75 WHIP and 13:6 K:BB in 10.2 innings.

JUNE 21 • ROTOWIRE

Troy Melton allows one hit in six innings, Tigers beat White Sox 4-1

Troy Melton allowed one hit in six innings and the Detroit Tigers’ offense came alive late in a 4-1 victory over the Chicago White Sox

JUNE 20 • Associated Press

Nails down eighth save Jansen tossed a scoreless inning of relief with a strikeout to earn the save in Friday's 4-3 win over the White Sox.

Impact Jansen needed only 10 pitches to put Chicago down in order and secure his eighth save of the season in 12 chances. The veteran righty has now made two scoreless appearances with three strikeouts since returning from a brief stint on the injured list due to right pelvic inflammation. It looks like the reset helped get Jansen back on track after a rough patch earlier in the year, and he should remain locked in as Detroit's closer.

JUNE 20 • ROTOWIRE

Skubal fans 8, Vierling and Carpenter homer as the Tigers beat the White Sox 4-3

Matt Vierling and Kerry Carpenter hit home runs to lift the Detroit Tigers past the Chicago White Sox 4-3

JUNE 20 • Associated Press

Angels just admitted another half-baked attempt to replace Kenley Jansen failed The Los Angeles Angels finally gave up on one of their most egregious signing of the offseason as they look to rebuild the bullpen.

JUNE 17 • HALOHANGOUT.COM

Sharp in return Jansen pitched a scoreless inning of relief with two strikeouts in Saturday's 3-1 loss to the Guardians.

Impact Jansen was reinstated Friday after landing on the injured list in late May due to right pelvic inflammation, and he looked good in his first game action since returning. The veteran reliever had blown four saves and seen his ERA climb to 4.80 before getting shut down, but it's possible he wasn't quite right mechanically. Now that he's had time to rest and recover, Jansen should slot back in as Detroit's closer, and he can still be an effective pitcher at this stage of his long career when healthy, as he demonstrated last season with a 2.59 ERA and 0.95 WHIP across 59 innings with the Angels.

JUNE 14 • ROTOWIRE

Tigers shake up outfield, bullpen with roster additions CLEVELAND -- The Tigers, on the verge of a rotation shakeup with Tarik Skubal and Casey Mize returning from the injured list over the next c...

JUNE 12 • MLB.COM

Tigers activate reliever Kenley Jansen before start of weekend series against Guardians

The Detroit Tigers have made a series of moves before Friday night’s game against the Cleveland Guardians, with more expected over the weekend

JUNE 12 • Associated Press

Comes off injured list The Tigers reinstated Jansen (pelvis) from the 15-day injured list Friday.

Impact The veteran right-hander landed on the injured list in late May due to right pelvic inflammation, but he's back on the active roster after spending the 15-day minimum on the shelf. Jansen surrendered three runs on two hits and a walk over two-thirds of an inning during his lone rehab outing with Triple-A Toledo on Wednesday. Despite having four blown saves and an underwhelming 4.80 ERA through 18 appearances this year, Jansen is expected to serve as Detroit's primary closer now that he's healthy.

JUNE 12 • ROTOWIRE

Guardians host the Tigers in first of 3-game series

The Cleveland Guardians host the Detroit Tigers to start a three-game series

JUNE 12 • Associated Press

Expected back Friday Tigers manager A.J. Hinch said Thursday that Jansen (pelvis) remains on track to be activated from the 15-day injured list Friday, Evan Woodbery of MLive.com reports.

Impact Hinch admitted that Jansen was "rusty" during his one and only rehab outing with Triple-A Toledo on Wednesday, yielding three earned runs while recording only two outs. However, the right pelvic inflammation that sent Jansen to the IL last month was not an issue, so the veteran reliever will return Friday in Cleveland when first eligible. Jansen has had an up-and-down 2026 campaign with a 4.80 ERA and four blown saves, but there's a good chance he'll get another opportunity to serve as the Tigers' primary closer.

JUNE 11 • ROTOWIRE

Struggles in rehab outing Jansen (pelvis) retired two batters -- one via strikeout -- and yielded three earned runs on two hits, one walk and a wild pitch during his rehab appearance Wednesday with Triple-A...

Impact Jansen took the hill for his first game action since May 27, when he exited early in an appearance against the Angels due to a right groin injury, which was relabeled as pelvic inflammation upon his move to the injured list a day later. The right-hander was able to put away the first two batters he faced on just four pitches, but he then allowed the next three hitters to reach base before he was lifted from the contest. Jansen spotted just 12 of his 22 pitches for strikes on the evening, so the Tigers may want to see him show more efficiency in another rehab appearance before bringing him back from the IL.

JUNE 11 • ROTOWIRE

Tigers and Twins square off with series tied 1-1

Both the Detroit Tigers and the Minnesota Twins are looking for a series win with a victory on Thursday

JUNE 11 • Associated Press

Tigers play the Twins after Dingler's 4-hit game

The Detroit Tigers play the Minnesota Twins after Dillon Dingler had four hits against the Twins on Tuesday

JUNE 10 • Associated Press

Tigers host the Twins to begin 3-game series

The Detroit Tigers open a three-game series at home against the Minnesota Twins on Tuesday

JUNE 9 • Associated Press

Tigers Injury Updates: Casey Mize, Justin Verlander, Kenley Jansen rehab timelines The Detroit Tigers could soon receive a significant boost to their pitching staff, and not just from Tarik Skubal. While much of the attenti...

JUNE 8 • MOTORCITYBENGALS.COM

Slated for rehab outing Tuesday Jansen (pelvis) will pitch for Triple-A Toledo on Tuesday, Evan Woodbery of MLive.com reports.

Impact Jansen landed on the 15-day injured list in late May due to pelvic inflammation. He's progressed enough in his recovery to embark on a rehab assignment and could be reinstated from the IL when eligible June 12. Prior to his injury, Jansen posted a 4.80 ERA, 1.20 WHIP, seven saves (in 11 attempts) and a 19:9 K:BB across 15 innings.

JUNE 7 • ROTOWIRE

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