SAN DIEGO — In the middle of an offseason in which they’ve come up short signing several targets, the Red Sox landed an important one on Wednesday morning.
Kenley Jansen, the 35-year-old closer who won the World Series with the Dodgers in 2020 and was again effective in the ninth inning for the Braves in 2022, agreed to a two-year, $32 million deal with the Red Sox, as first reported by ESPN.
The Jansen signing will give the Red Sox bullpen some much-needed help after it was successful on just 57% of save opportunities in 2022, when the Sox relievers blew 29 saves in 69 chances.