During the bottom of the ninth inning with two outs and the Angels leading 11-9, closer Kenley Jansen was trying to shut the door on the Dodgers. Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani stood on second base ...

Jansen, 37, says he would prefer to limit his workload to close games, particularly those when he has a chance to get a save.

But Jansen was almost confused as to why Ohtani and the umpires ignored the blatant balk initially. He had to tell the umpires and Ohtani that he was balking, and Ohtani hilariously tried stay put ...

Now in his first season with the Angels, Jansen said his plan is to pitch until he is 40. He hopes to join Hall of Famers Mariano Rivera and Trevor Hoffman in the 500-save club.

The duo of Jansen and Joyce could be a strength of the Angels’ pitching staff. Jansen, 37, had a 3.29 ERA with 27 saves in 31 opportunities last season. Over the past three years, he has a 3.42 ERA.

That’s a run and a half worse than his 2024 ERA and nearly twice as high as his career mark, but Jansen is still pitching the ninth inning, and his 11 saves in 11 chances have pushed his career ...

That's exactly why Jansen broke out the balk, via MLB.com: “I definitely wanted the intentional balk there,” Jansen said. “With Mookie hitting, Shohei at second, I thought it was best for ...

TEMPE, Ariz. — On Kenley Jansen’s first day in the Angels’ clubhouse on Saturday, it was quickly apparent that the Angels’ closers of the present and future understand their roles. Jansen ...

And that's what Jansen was trying to prevent Ohtani from doing with his intentional balk. It's certainly not a common strategy but it paid off for Jansen and the Angels. More MLB on Sports Illustrated ...