Atlanta Braves Kenley Jansen is safe in first appearance at

Atlanta Braves’ Kenley Jansen is safe in first appearance at Dodger Stadium, Freddie Freeman is out last

LOS ANGELES — Kenley Jansen entered the ninth inning on Tuesday to end a game from Dodger Stadium as a member of the Atlanta Braves. His last out was Freddie Freeman, now a member of the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Jansen had to laugh at the thought of it.

“It’s funny as hell,” Jansen said after the Braves’ 3-1 win, which came after his 186th regular-season save of his career at Dodger Stadium. “I ran into this guy so many times on all these Braves shows. Now it’s the other way around. Yeah, it’s crazy man. It’s crazy how the game is now. But it’s fun.”

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Jansen had aimed to return to the Dodgers this offseason, just as Freeman expected to return to the Braves, but everything changed shortly after lockdown was lifted in mid-March.

Braves general manager Alex Anthopoulos reportedly declined an ultimatum from Freeman’s deputy and switched to Matt Olson instead, prompting the Dodgers to sign Freeman to a six-year, $162 million contract on March 16. The deal put the Dodgers on track to surpass the fourth tier of the luxury tax limit, resulting in salary cuts to fit Jansen on budget. But the Braves made Jansen a one-year, $16 million offer and needed a quick response, leading Jansen to turn down the Dodgers from joining the team he grew up on March 18 in Curacao.

A segment of the sold-out crowd at Dodger Stadium initially greeted Jansen with boos as he entered from the bullpen in right field Tuesday, but most of those in attendance soon stood up and clapped. Reaction was basically mixed, somewhat muted, and Jansen’s trademark opening song “California Love” no longer blared from the speakers.

“Now it’s all about business,” said Jansen. “I’m just happy to help my team win. I did that. It’s fine. No hard feelings. I will love them. They will be in my heart forever.”

Jansen was hailed with a video tribute minutes before Monday’s first pitch, and then he strolled onto the field with his wife and two of his children for memories of his first career, that of Dodgers manager Dave Roberts, third baseman Justin Turner and President of Baseball were saved operations Andrew Friedman.

The 34-year-old right-hander admitted his adrenaline would be unusually high for his first game against his longtime teammates, but he managed to keep emotions in check as he finally gave up the rubber on Tuesday, withdrawing Will Smith, Mookie Betts and Freeman in order.

Jansen has been working to keep his focus.

“I’m just locked in — right here, right now,” he said. “It helps me. Just being in the moment. Being in the moment, being in the moment. Today was also an emotional moment, but I enjoyed it. I enjoyed being out there.”