Kenley Jansen: Everything you need to know

Kenley Jansen

#74 RP

Status

ACTIVE

STATS

Preseason
Date	Opp	Result	IP	K	BB	HBP	CG	SHO	H	R	ER
3/1	TOR	4-4	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Preseason Totals			1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Regular Season
Date	Opp	Result	IP	K	BB	HBP	CG	SHO	H	R	ER
5/16	TOR	L 2-1	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5/15	TOR	2-2	0.2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5/13	NYM	L 3-2	1.0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5/10	KC	W 6-3	1.0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5/4	BOS	L 5-4	1.0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
4/29	ATL	L 4-3	0.0	0	1	0	0	0	1	2	2
4/24	CIN	L 9-8	0.2	1	0	0	0	0	2	2	2
4/18	BOS	W 4-1	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
4/15	KC	W 2-1	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
4/14	KC	W 2-1	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
4/10	MIA	W 2-0	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4/4	STL	W 11-6	0.1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
3/31	AZ	L 7-5	0.1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	1
Regular Season Totals			8.6	13	3	0	0	0	7	5	5

Splits	GS	IP	W	L	ERA	K	BB	HBP	CG	H	R	ER	SVO	S	AVG	HR
Overall	0	12.1	1	2	0.0	18	5	0	0	8	5	5	10	7	0.182	3
Home	0	7.1	1	0	0.0	8	4	0	0	3	0	0	4	4	0.125	0
Away	0	5.0	0	2	0.0	10	1	0	0	5	5	5	6	3	0.250	3
Night	0	10.0	1	2	0.0	16	4	0	0	7	5	5	9	6	0.194	3
Day	0	2.1	0	0	0.0	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	0.125	0
vs Lefty	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	11	5	0	0	3	4	0	0	0	0.143	2
vs Righty	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	7	0	0	0	5	1	0	0	0	0.217	1
March	0	1.1	0	0	0.0	4	0	0	0	1	1	1	2	1	0.200	1
April	0	6.0	0	2	0.0	5	4	0	0	7	4	4	7	5	0.280	2
May	0	5.0	1	0	0.0	9	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0.000	0
Opponent
vs NYM	0	1.0	0	0	0.0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.000	0
vs MIA	0	1.0	0	0	0.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0.000	0
vs BOS	0	2.0	0	0	0.0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	0.167	0
vs ATL	0	0.0	0	1	0.0	0	1	0	0	1	2	2	1	0	1.000	1
vs TOR	0	2.0	1	0	0.0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.000	0
vs SD	0	1.0	0	0	0.0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0.000	0
vs STL	0	0.1	0	0	0.0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.000	0
vs CIN	0	0.2	0	1	0.0	1	0	0	0	2	2	2	1	0	0.500	1
vs AZ	0	0.1	0	0	0.0	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0.500	1
vs MIL	0	1.0	0	0	0.0	1	2	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	0.250	0
vs KC	0	3.0	0	0	0.0	3	0	0	0	2	0	0	3	3	0.182	0
Venue
@ Detroit	0	7.1	1	0	0.0	8	4	0	0	3	0	0	4	4	0.125	0
@ Boston	0	1.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	0.250	0
@ Arizona	0	0.1	0	0	0.0	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0.500	1
@ Cincinnati	0	0.2	0	1	0.0	1	0	0	0	2	2	2	1	0	0.500	1
@ New York	0	1.0	0	0	0.0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.000	0
@ Atlanta	0	0.0	0	1	0.0	0	1	0	0	1	2	2	1	0	1.000	1
@ San Diego	0	1.0	0	0	0.0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0.000	0
@ Kansas City	0	1.0	0	0	0.0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0.000	0

Kenley Jansen: Breaking News

Jansen (1-2) pitched a scoreless ninth inning with two strikeouts and earned the win in Friday's 3-2 victory over the Blue Jays, Jansen was effective in the top of the ninth inning for the Tigers and then earned the win when the team scored in the bottom of the frame. After a few rough outings at the end of April, the veteran reliever has now strung together four straight scoreless appearances with eight strikeouts to begin May. Jansen appears to be re-establishing himself as a reliable endgame option in Detroit.

Jansen picked up the save in Sunday's 6-3 win over the Royals. He allowed no hits or walks while striking out two over a perfect inning. Jansen entered with a three-run cushion and made quick work of the Royals, retiring the side in order to secure his seventh save of the season. Sunday marked the 38-year-old's first save since April 22, his first multi-strikeout outing since March 27 and just his second appearance of May. Overall, the right-hander has been up and down in 2026, posting a 4.82 ERA and 1.39 WHIP with a 12:5 K:BB across 9.1 innings.

Jansen (groin/abdomen) would have pitched, if needed, in Sunday's 7-1 win over the Rangers, Chris McCosky of The Detroit News reports. Jansen had been dealing with some right groin/abdomen tightness since Wednesday, but manager AJ Hinch explained that the right-hander would've pitched had the score been close in Sunday's series finale with Texas. The 38-year-old appears to be healthy heading into Monday's series opener with the Red Sox, and Jansen will look to get back on track against one of his former squads. He's surrendered four runs on three hits, including two home runs, and a walk while striking out one over two-thirds of an inning over his last two appearances, both of which were blown saves.