In what is shaping up be another lost season for the Los Angeles Angels , closing pitcher Kenley Jansen has remained defiant, looking to squeeze every bit of winning baseball he could from his team. But his defiance can be both admirable and self-destructive. In his single-minded desire to help the Angels win , he decided to play through injury on Tuesday night against the Cincinnati Reds — ending up costing his team the game and himself some valuable field time in the process in a 6-4 loss.

Jansen was already experiencing rib discomfort on Tuesday, but when he received the call from interim manager Ray Montgomery, there was only going to be one answer: he will trot out to the mound no matter what. But even after costing the Angels the game and potentially landing him in the injured

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