Cut above: Cubs coach links Mariano, Jansen

LOS ANGELES — When rookie Kenley Jansen first threw a pitch in a Major League side session in 2010, Dodgers bullpen catcher Mike Borzello caught it.

So Jansen said it’s funny in a “very weird” way how lives intersect, as the two are opponents in the National League Championship Series that resumes with Game 3 on Tuesday against the Cubs at Dodger Stadium.

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Jansen, in the postseason spotlight as the Dodgers’ multi-inning closer, was rushed to the big leagues and remembers what Borzello, now the Cubs’ catching coach, said after receiving Jansen’s cutter in his first session.

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“He said I reminded him of Mariano Rivera,” said Jansen. “I didn’t believe him. I thought he was just trying to build up my confidence.”

No, actually, Jansen did remind Borzello of Rivera, who became the greatest closer in history with basically one pitch, the cut fastball. And as the Yankees’ bullpen …

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