Kenley Jansen

Kenley Jansen is my kind of closer. Standing 196 cm and armed with that signature cutter, the Curaçao-born right-hander has spent his career dismantling hitters in the ninth inning. His 2016 Reliever of the Year season was a masterclass in nerveless dominance. What I love most is his longevity: after making his name with the Dodgers, he kept reinventing himself across franchises and is still taking the ball. Rising from a small Caribbean island to baseball's biggest mounds, and representing the Netherlands internationally, he embodies the unglamorous grit of the man trusted with the final three outs.

Name (English)

Kenley Jansen

Name (Japanese)

ケンリー・ヤンセン

Reading

けんりー・やんせん

Born

September 30, 1987 (age 38)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Libra / Rabbit

Origin

Willemstad, Curaçao

Height

196 cm

Occupation

baseball player

Awards & achievements

• 2016 Major League Baseball All-Star
• 2016 Major League Baseball Reliever of the Year Award

• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/kenleyjansen74/
• Xhttps://x.com/Kenleyjansen74
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenley%20Jansen
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B1%E3%83%B3%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A3%E3%83%B3%E3%82%BB%E3%83%B3
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1902109

Tags

• baseball player

Last updated

2026-06-18

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