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.

Kenley Jansen’s timing: Major League Baseball plans to step up enforcement of the balk rule in 2023, particularly as the league tries to improve its pace of play with a new pitch-timer rule ...

Count Boston Red Sox closer Kenley Jansen among those who are concerned the pitch clock rules in Major League Baseball are leading to more injuries for pitchers.

This is a digital version of The Windup. Sign up here to receive this content directly in your inbox every morning. The Cardinals had it bad enough, being more than 10 games under .500. Now they ...

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 ...