When you are only the fourth player since 1969 to accomplish a feat, you are in pretty select company. Such was the case when Ian Kennedy nailed down is 30th save for the KC Royals on September 16th, 2019 against the Oakland A’s. He joined a club only Dennis Eckersley, John Smoltz and Derek Lowe have been to before. The 20-win, 30-save club.
It was not what the team had in mind when they inked Kennedy to a large contract in January of 2016 but after two years of struggling as a starter, it was a nice rebound.