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Red Sox closer Kenley Jansen comes out of Friday night’s game after feeling light-headed in the ninth inning

Kenley Jansen has appeared in only five Grapefruit League games, filling in the gaps with simulated games.Brynn Anderson/Associated Press

FORT MYERS, Fla. — Red Sox closer Kenley Jansen came out of Friday night’s spring training game accompanied by an athletic trainer after feeling light-headed in the ninth inning.

“He should be fine,” manager Alex Cora said.

After recording an out against his former team, the Atlanta Braves, Jansen allowed a single, a game-tying two-run homer and a walk before leaving the mound with trainer Masai Takahashi.

The 35-year-old righthander has appeared in only five Grapefruit League games, filling in the gaps with simulated games.


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