Dodgers relief pitcher Kenley Jansen impressed the coaching staff on Friday in his return to the mound. So much so, manager Don Mattingly thinks he will return to the closer very soon, according to MLB.com.
"He didn't look very rusty," Mattingly said. "That's a good feeling for him, a good feeling for us, and a good feeling for the club, too."
Jansen was expected to be eased into the closer role as he is working his way back from foot surgery.
"He's always been our closer," Mattingly said. "I don't know about tonight. We'll have a discussion. I want to talk to him and see if it was just as comfortable for him [Friday] as it looked to us."