Kenley Jansen agrees to one-year contract with Tigers as another reliever comes off market

Another experienced reliever has come off the free-agent market.Longtime closer Kenley Jansen agreed Saturday to a one-year contract with the Tigers with a club option for 2027, according to multiple reports.The 38-year-old Jansen has recorded 476 career saves — the fourth-most in MLB history and two behind Hall of Fame closer Lee Smith for third — over 16 major-league seasons with the Dodgers, Braves, Red Sox and Angels.Those numbers include 29 saves with a 2.59 ERA in 62 appearances for the Angels last season.The Mets lost All-Star closer Edwin Diaz to the Dodgers via free agency, and free-agent relievers Ryan Helsley (Orioles), Gregory Soto (Pirates) and Tyler Rogers (Blue Jays) also have signed elsewhere. They also had interest in Padres free agent Robert Suarez, but he inked a three-year deal with the Braves.The Mets did sign former Brewers and Yankees closer Devin Williams earlier in the offseason.Will Vest led Detroit with 23 saves last season, with ex-Yankee Tommy Kahnle adding nine.

The Tigers, who lost to the Mariners in the AL Division Series, also re-signed deadline pickup Kyle Finnegan to a two-year deal earlier this week at the Winter Meetings in Orlando, Fla....