Kenley Jansen Biography

Kenley Jansen is a baseball pitcher from Curaçao who currently plays for Los Angeles Dodgers in Major League Baseball. He played in the major leagues before being promoted to the Dodgers on July 2010. He has been honored with 2016 and 2017 All-Star and NL Reliever of the Year, 2017 NL saves leader. Similarly, he has also recorded the Pitched an immaculate inning on May 18, 2017.

On 17th November 2004, Jansen was signed by Los Angels Dodgers as an undrafted free agent. Following this, he played for North Shore Honu in the Hawaii Winter Baseball League, where he hit 121. In 9 games.

Again, he then played for West Oahu CaneFires in Hawaii Baseball winter. Afterward, he was selected to the mid-season Midwest League All-star game.

Jansen earned his promotion to the Dodgers on July 23, 2010, and made his major league debut against New York Mets on 24 July 2010. In his debut match, he pitched a scoreless inning, retiring all three batters.

Jansen then gained his first victory over Houston Astros on September 11, 2010. During his 2010 season, he played 25 games, working 27 innings with a 1-0 record and 0.67 ERA. He was named as the key member of the Dodgers bullpen in the 2011 season. During his 2014 season, Jansen became the fourth Dodger pitcher in history with 40th saves.

Dodgers Kenley Jansen’s Lack of Progress Beginning to Show
We wish this was a “beating a dead horse” situation, but the horse keeps getting back up. And by horse, I mean struggles with Dodgers closer Kenley Jansen.

The 31-year-old has struggled with bad luck and big hits in bad situations for what seems like all season long. Now, after blowing 3 saves in August alone (MLB says it should be 4), the Jansen rhetoric has reached a fever pitch.

First, let’s look back at key moments from the big man’s 2019 season

Kenley Jansen Age

Kenley Jansen was born with his full birth name as Kenley Geronimo Jansen on September 30, 1987, at Willemstad, Curaçao. Kenley is the son to his mother, Bernadette Jansen and his father who is called, Isidor Jansen.

Gianni enrolled at Radulphus College and earned her Bachelor of Business Administration from the Inter-Continental Univerity of the Caribbean.

Kenley Jansen Height

Kenley stands at a height of 6 feet and 5 inches.

Kenley Jansen Wife

Jansen is a married man. He has been married to his beautiful wife, Gianni Jansen since December 2016. Kenley and Gianni were best friends and later this friendship changed in marriage.

In August 2016 Kenly Jansen’s wife gave birth to their first child. The name of the child is Kaden Isaiah Jansen.

Kenley Jansen Daughter

Kenley Jansen has a daughter from his ex-girlfriend, Candace Cotton. They both welcomed their daughter, Natalia Hannah Jansen on March 16, 2013.

While his daughter was 5 years old, Jansen filed an emergency legal document asking a judge in Los Angeles to award him legal custody of his daughter Natalia.

The legal custody would not change the actual physical custody between Jansen and his ex-girlfriend, however, it would give him ultimate power on issues that affect the child.

The reason for the change of custody, Jansen explains he has been trying to get his daughter fully vaccinated but alleges his baby mama, Candace Cotton, is a hardcore anti-vaxxer.

He also says the move for legal custody is to ensure his daughter can spend as much time possible with her new sibling, fearing that without vaccinations, Natalia, “Will not be able to spend time with me and my family at home …. and she will not be able to interact with and become acquainted with her new baby brother.”

As for the fight with his baby mama over the custody of his daughter, the judge has not yet ruled on his request for legal custody.

Kenley Jansen Heart

In 2011, Kenley suffered from an irregular heartbeat(atrial fibrillation) and was hospitalized. He has recovered fully since an ablation in October 2012. He lived with his family in Curacao during the offseason. He currently lives in Los Angeles, United States.

Kenley Jansen Contract

On Jan 10, 2017, The Los Angeles Dodgers confirmed the signing of free-agent closer Kenley Jansen, who received a five-year, $80 million deal to remain with the club.

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Kenley Jansen Salary

Kenley Jansen signed a 5 year / $80,000,000 contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers, including a $4,000,000 signing bonus, $80,000,000 guaranteed, and an annual average salary of $16,000,000. In 2019, Jansen will earn a base salary of $18,000,000, while carrying a total salary of $19,333,334.

Kenley Jansen Net Worth

His net worth is assumed to be about $20 million. He will soon have a heavy rise in net worth as he is under a contract worth $80 million.

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