Tigers' Kenley Jansen reaches third on all-time saves list, has so much perspective to share

DETROIT — On the night he passed Lee Smith for third place on the all-time saves list, Kenley Jansen stood in the middle of the Detroit Tigers clubhouse and shared part of his soul.Jansen gave a CliffsNotes version of his career, the good and the bad, the highs and the lows. There were times he doubted himself and more times he let the opinions of others crumble the walls around his mind. There were even nights he wondered whether his time in this fickle game was done.Advertisement