This Red Sox Star Expected To Be Shut Down For Rest Of Season

Rafael Devers won't be the only Red Sox star who finishes the 2024 season on the injured list.

Kenley Jansen also is in line to be shut down for the remainder of the season. Jansen appeared in Game 1 of the doubleheader against the Minnesota Twins on Sunday, recording a scoreless inning at Fenway Park in his 54th appearance of the season. The veteran closer only has given up two hits this month, but that solid run was in spite of a nagging shoulder injury.

"He's been dealing with the shoulder and recovering is not the thing right now for him," manager Alex Cora told reporters Sunday, per The Boston Globe. "He's been struggling with that."

Jansen is set to finish the campaign with a 3.29 ERA, his lowest mark since his final campaign with the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2021. The 36-year-old did, however, only notch 27 saves, his fewest since his first full season in Chavez Ravine in 2012.

The four-time All-Star, who made his way to Boston in MLB free agency in December 2022, is slated to hit the open market this winter. It remains to be seen if Jansen will stay in a Red Sox uniform, but he's been open about his view of the "bright future" in Boston.