Kenley Jansen Sends 3-Word Message After Major Dodgers News

Originally posted on Athlon Sports | By Josh Valdez | Last updated May 14, 2025 11:47 PM ET

Kenley Jansen is the latest Los Angeles Angels signee with an elite resume on a losing team. Future Hall of Famer Shohei Ohtani never made the playoffs with the team from 2018-23, while fellow modern legend and career Angel Mike Trout's only postseason appearance was in 2014.

Los Angeles still has Trout, and they signed Jansen to a one-year, $10 million deal in the offseason. The latter player is the active MLB career saves leader with 454 and is a four-time All-Star. However, the Angels were still 17-24 heading into their bout with the San Diego Padres on Wednesday night.

Jansen started his career with the Los Angeles Dodgers from 2010-21 and helped them win the 2020 World Series.

The right-hander's tenure overlapped with catcher Austin Barnes for the final seven of those seasons, and that's why he supported him on social media after Wednesday's development.

The Dodgers DFA'd Barnes, and Jansen posted "Thank you Austin."

The team also called up top prospect and fellow catcher Dalton Rushing.

Barnes has played all of his 612 career games with the Dodgers, slashing .223/.322/.338 with 35 homers and 162 RBI. The veteran also slashed .206/.277/.290 with two homers and 10 RBI in 43 postseason contests.

Meanwhile, the Dodgers drafted Rushing No. 40 overall in 2022, and he sports a .277 average with 54 homers, 185 RBI, and a .931 OPS in 921 career minor-league games.

The Angels will hit the road to face their cross-town rival in a three-game series starting on Friday before playing the Athletics in Sacramento.

This article first appeared on Athlon Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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