Kenley Jansen can go back to using “California Love” as his walk-out music.
Jansen has agreed to a one-year, $10 million contract with the Angels on Tuesday as spring training commences this week across the sport, as first reported by The Post’s Jon Heyman.
The 37-year-old is returning to Southern California after spending two years in Boston and one in Atlanta following 12 years with the Dodgers to open his career.
Jansen was one of the top free agents remaining while players have reported to Florida and Arizona this week and he now lands with a seemingly always-rebuilding Angels team.
The right-hander went 4-2 with a 3.29 ERA last season while recording 27 saves for the Red Sox and enters his 16th season as the sport’s active saves leader with 447, the fourth-most in MLB history.
He has a chance to pass Lee Smith (478 saves) for third place, but that would require the Angels being more competitive than they have been in recent years.
The Angels went 63-99 and finished in last place in the AL West last season, marking their ninth straight season finishing below .500.
They have not won 80 games since 2018.
This year doesn’t look all that promising since Los Angeles’ offseason centered on adding veterans, with none being difference-makers.
Jorge Soler, Kyle Hendricks, Yusei Kikuchi, Scott Kingery and Travis d’Arnaud are the newcomers, joining a core that realistically needs Mike Trout and Anthony Rendon to stay healthy and productive to contend.
Fangraphs projects the Angels to finish 75-87.
The one built-in bonus for this acquisition is the Angels could essentially be buying a prospect should things go south since relievers are always in high demand at the trade deadline.
Jansen posted a 2.37 ERA and notched 350 saves during his time with the Dodgers from 2010-21, before tallying a 3.38 ERA in his one season with the Braves and a 3.44 mark with the Red Sox.
While he’s not the flamethrower from his younger days, Jansen still averaged 10.5 and 10.2 strikeouts per nine innings, respectively, across his last two seasons.
