"He went home," Cora revealed pregame. "I talked to him this week. As soon as it was over, two days ago, he wasn't going to pitch. There's other stuff that we talked about, there's other stuff that's going on with him, so yeah."
Jansen made 54 appearances out of the bullpen in the final of his two-year contract with the Red Sox, recording a 4-2 record with 27 saves, a 3.29 ERA and 62 strikeouts. Jansen remained a vocal leader in Boston's clubhouse, spreading an optimistic demeanor determined to not squander a bid at postseason contention.
However, despite the team entering the Midsummer Classic break ahead of the Kansas City Royals with possession of the third and final American League wild-card spot, Boston collapsed. The Red Sox went 27-36 before officially missing out on the playoffs, logged a minus-33 run differential and notched an MLB-high 18 blown saves with a 4.02 starting pitching ERA and a 5.66 relief pitching ERA.
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