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Kenley Jansen ‘went home’ for final series of Red Sox’ season

The Red Sox will be without their star closer for their final series of the season when they host the Tampa Bay Rays at Fenway Park this weekend.

Kenley Jansen will be away from the team as the 2024 season comes to a close, manager Alex Cora told reporters on Friday.

“He went home,” Cora said, per MassLive’s Chris Cotillo. “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 we talked about, other stuff that’s going on with him, so yeah.