Craig Kimbrel joins 7 other relievers with 400 saves

Phillies reliever Craig Kimbrel is the second MLB closer this season — and eighth all-time — to reach the 400-save mark. He closed out Philadelphia’s 6-4 win over the Atlanta Braves.

“I’m happy it was here in Atlanta,” said Kimbrel, who began his career with the Braves.

Kimbrel has been in the bigs for 14 years now, having also pitched for the Padres, Red Sox, both Chicago clubs, and the Dodgers.

Kimbrel, 34, was the 2011 Rookie of the Year. He led the NL in saves for four years straight from 2011-’14. An eight-time All-Star, he won a ring with Boston in 2018, the same season he recorded his 300th career save.

Boston Red Sox closer Kenley Jansen notched his 400th career save on May 10 in a 5-2 win over the Atlanta Braves, becoming the seventh pitcher to reach the milestone.

Jansen accomplished the feat with his former Los Angeles Dodgers teammates Kiké Hernandez and Justin Turner, who are also in Boston, on hand. And he got an engraved bass guitar as a gift.

“I’m just going to continue to let this keep motivating me and keep striving for more,” the 35-year-old righty told MLB.com. “...It’s awesome, and it’s a moment that I will never forget.”

Jansen joins an exclusive club that includes a few Hall of Famers. Here they are.

Wagner spent 16 years in the bigs, pitching for the Houston Astros, Philadelphia Phillies, New York Mets, Boston Red Sox, and Atlanta Braves.

The southpaw was a seven-time All-Star, who finished his career with a 2.31 ERA, and 1,196 strikeouts.

Wagner has a shot at Cooperstown after getting 68.1 percent support during his eighth of 10 years on the ballot.

He actually became a lefty after injuries during his childhood.

Wagner was part of a combined no-hitter on June 11, 2003.

The former closer is a member of the Houston Astros Hall of Fame and partook in Old Timers’ Day for the Mets.

He became a coach in his post-playing days.

The Brooklyn-born Franco pitched for 21 years with the Cincinnati Reds, New York Mets, and Houston Astros.

The lefty — and his awesome mustache —finished his career with 975 Ks, and a 2.89 ERA.

He also recorded a National League-record 1,119 games pitched.

Franco led the league in saves three times during his career.

While with the Mets, he allegedly palled around provided tickets to Bonano crime family members. Franco is a member of the Mets, Staten Island Sports, and National Italian American Sports halls of fame.

The right-handed known as “K-Rod” was a 16-year big leaguer, most notably with the Angels, who won the 2002 World Series with him in the ‘pen. Rodriguez also pitched for the Mets, Brewers (twice), Orioles, and Tigers.

K-Rod was a six-time All-Star who led the American League in saves three times, including a record 62 in 2008. He finished his MLB career with 1,142 strikeouts, and a 2.86 ERA. He later pitched for the Long Island Ducks, and the Acereros de Monclova of the Mexican League. Off the field issues, if not on-field production (24.2 WAR), could keep him out of Cooperstown.

Smith was a seven-time All-Star who lead the league in saves four times. He pitched for 18 years, having stints with the Cubs, Red Sox, Cardinals, Yankees, O’s, Angels, Reds, and Expos. He only appeared in the postseason twice, and didn’t perform well.

Smith finished his MLB career with a 3.03 ERA, and 1,022 strikeouts. While he didn’t get voted into the Hall when eligible, Smith was elected by the Veterans Committee in 2019. He’s coached in his post-playing days.

A closer with an iconic entrance theme.

Hoffman would head to the mound with AC/DC’s “Hells Bells” blaring through the stadium speakers as he attempted to close out a Padres win.

In addition to his 601 saves, Hoffman struck out 1,133 batters, and compiled a 2.87 ERA en route to the Hall of Fame.

A seven-time All-Star, Hoffman also pitched for the Marlins and Brewers.

The Brewers added him to their Wall of Fame, while San Diego not only inducted him into their team HoF, they also retired his No. 51.

Hoffman compiled 28.0 WAR, and was twice the NL Cy Young runner-up (1998, when the Padres were swept by the Yankees in the World Series, and 2006).

He also asked his now wife, then a Buffalo Bills cheerleader, during Super Bowl XXVII, in which the Cowboys blew out Buffalo, 52-17.

Enter Sandman. Mo is the GOAT closer, and owes his success to one devastating pitch — the cutter. Rivera was a key cog in five World Series-winning Yankee teams. The 13-time All-Star was the 1999 World Series MVP.

Mo was a first ballot Hall of Famer, receving 100 percent of the votes. He received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2019. Rivera spent his entire 19-year career in pinstripes, racking up 1,173 strikeouts, a 2.21 ERA, and 56.3 WAR despite mainly pitching only the 9th.