Kenley Geronimo Jansen (born September 30, 1987) is a Curaçaoan professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Los Angeles Dodgers and Atlanta Braves.
Signed by the Dodgers as an undrafted free agent in 2004, Jansen converted from a catcher to a relief pitcher in the minor leagues and made his major league debut in 2010.
He served as the Dodgers’ closer since 2012 and led the National League (NL) in saves in 2017. After 11 years in the major leagues with the Dodgers, he entered free agency and signed a one-year deal with the Braves.
Meet Natalia Hannah Jansen and Kaden Isaiah Jansen
Kenley is married to a Curaçao native named Gianni Jansen – Fransisca. He has two daughters, Natalia Hannah Jansen, who was born on March 16, 2013, and Key’Gia Keziah Jansen born on September 12, 2021, and two sons, Kaden Isaiah Jansen, born on August 16, 2015, and Kyrian Jeremiah Jansen, born on August 22, 2018.