{"id":6254,"date":"2024-10-01T08:12:16","date_gmt":"2024-10-01T08:12:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.drinkfood.info\/?p=6254"},"modified":"2024-10-01T08:12:16","modified_gmt":"2024-10-01T08:12:16","slug":"former-dodgers-closer-breaks-silence-after-cleaning-out-his-locker-early","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.drinkfood.info\/?p=6254","title":{"rendered":"Former Dodgers Closer Breaks Silence After Cleaning Out His Locker Early"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When the Boston Red Sox hosted the Tampa Bay Rays for the final series of the regular season,\u00a0former Los Angeles Dodgers closer\u00a0Kenley Jansen was nowhere to be found.<\/p>\n<p>The Boston closer\u2019s locker sat empty without his name tag prompting questions of whether he would be around for the final pitch of 2024.<\/p>\n<div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\">\n<div class=\"stream-item-size\"><center><\/p>\n<div id=\"44bcfe49-e668-4da2-95b2-ae7095c398b3\">\u201cHe went home,\u201d Cora revealed pregame on Friday.\u00a0\u201cI talked to him this week. As soon as it was over, two days ago, he wasn\u2019t going to pitch. There\u2019s other stuff that we talked about, there\u2019s other stuff that\u2019s going on with him, so yeah.\u201d<\/div>\n<p><\/center><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The\u00a0Red Sox\u00a0officially placed Jansen on the injured list Monday with right shoulder inflammation, which is why Jansen decided to fly back home to Los Angeles.<\/p>\n<p>Jansen broke his silence on the\u00a0Baseball Isn\u2019t Boring\u00a0podcast on Sunday.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=dodgersnation&amp;dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1840724534049034601&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fdodgersnation.com%2Fformer-dodgers-closer-breaks-silence-after-cleaning-out-his-locker-early%2F2024%2F09%2F30%2F&amp;sessionId=0a0688254879329d0a848a248de40bd2b17b4a9f&amp;siteScreenName=dodgersnation&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1840724534049034601\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\u201cMe and A.C. had a conversation and we both agreed,\u201d\u00a0Jansen said. \u201cThat\u2019s what it was, nothing big.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\">\n<div class=\"stream-item-size\">\n<p>Jansen said there was nothing to dig into. He left simply because he was on the IL and his manager told him to go home.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI told Kenley to go home,\u201d\u00a0Cora told reporters, per MassLive\u2019s Christopher Smith.\u00a0\u201cSo if they\u2019re upset, they should come to my office and ask me. We talked during the week. There\u2019s other stuff that is going on with Kenley, too. But the manager decided for him, \u2018Hey, we\u2019re out of it. So if you want to go home, you go home. And he went home.&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It was a brutal end to his time in Boston but Jansen is turning the page and looking ahead to the offseason and free agency.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m just going to enjoy the process,\u201d\u00a0he said.\u00a0\u201cThe process is to get up at 5:45 in the morning, work out, bring my kids to school, come back, work out again in my gym, go to the field, play catch. When I have to, throw my bullpen. I\u2019m just going to enjoy that part, enjoy the off-season, getting ready for a successful 2025 season. I think this is my fourth free agent time. \u2026 I\u2019m just going to enjoy getting ready for the season. I know my agent\u2019s going to do a great job. Wherever I land, I\u2019m going to be ready for it.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\">\n<div class=\"stream-item-size\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Will he miss pitching in Boston and playing with the Red Sox?<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOf course, I\u2019m going to miss them. Why not? Of course, I\u2019m going to miss them. It\u2019s a city that deserves winning. It\u2019s a city that deserves championships there. \u2026 It\u2019s a city of champions. 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