BOSTON -- The news conference with new Red Sox closer Kenley Jansen was just about finished when, off to the side, 4-year-old Kyrian Jansen spoke up: "I have a question."
He was handed a microphone.
He hesitated.
Finally, he said: "Go Boston."
Jansen's son is one of the few Red Sox fans excited about the team this winter following a last-place finish in 2022 and then the departure of shortstop Xander Bogaerts as a free agent last week. The elder Jansen, a three-time All-Star, is Boston's biggest acquisition so far this offseason.