Save (baseball)
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In baseball, a save is credited to a pitcher who finishes a game for the winning team under certain circumstances. A save can be earned by entering a game in which his team is leading by three or fewe
Mariano Rivera is the MLB all-time leader in saves.
Bill Singer was credited with the first official save, in 1969.
Heath Bell is congratulated by San Diego Padres teammates after a save in 2009
Goose Gossage, namesake of the proposed "goose egg"
Kenley Jansen
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Kenley Geronimo Jansen is a Curaçaoan professional baseball pitcher for the Detroit Tigers of Major League Baseball. He has previously played in MLB for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Atlanta Braves, Boston
Save (baseball)
…Baseball players with the most saves in a career are: Regular season Player Saves Years Mariano Rivera† 652 1995–2013 Trevor Hoffman† 601 1993–2010 Kenley Jansen* 488 2010–present Lee Smith† 478 1980–1997 Craig Kimbrel* 440 2010–present Francisco Rodríguez 437 2002–2017 John FrancoL 424 1984–2005 Billy WagnerL…
Jansen with the Detroit Tigers in 2026
Jansen batting for the Great Lakes Loons in 2008
Jansen with the 2013 Los Angeles Dodgers
Jansen with the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2017