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Dodgers’ Kenley Jansen takes fatalistic view of heart troubles upon his return

Los Angeles Dodgers closer Kenley Jansen returned to the team for Monday night’s game against the Cardinals after spending 11 days dealing with an irregular heartbeat that has affected him throughout his career. To hear him tell it, there’s only so much he can do about his condition so why not get right back out there.

“I’m not thinking about my heart; I’m not,” Jansen said before the game, per Mike DiGiovanna of the Los Angeles Times. “You have no control over your heart, so if it goes, it goes. That’s how I think.

“I’m in great shape.