A more relaxed Clayton Kershaw hopes he’s aced the timing on dominant stretch
2 years, 3 months ago

A more relaxed Clayton Kershaw hopes he’s aced the timing on dominant stretch

LA Times  

Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw has a little fun during a team practice Monday at Dodger Stadium. Last week, Clayton Kershaw printed out copies of Major League Baseball’s postseason bracket for his children. The Dodgers’ attempt to reach that destination for the fourth time in six years began Tuesday night with Game 1 of the National League Division Series against the San Diego Padres. Kershaw wasn’t available to help the Dodgers last October because an elbow injury he suffered during the final weekend of the regular season rendered him a spectator. That’s what makes it fun.” Dodgers outfielder Trayce Thompson, left, celebrates with pitcher Clayton Kershaw during a game against the Colorado Rockies on Oct. 3.

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Clayton Kershaw declines 2025 option but intends to return to Dodgers
2 months, 1 week ago

Clayton Kershaw declines 2025 option but intends to return to Dodgers

LA Times  

Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw on the field during batting practice before Game 3 of the NLCS against the New York Mets on Oct. 16. At the team’s World Series celebration on Friday, future Hall of Fame pitcher Clayton Kershaw declared himself a “Dodger for life.” To be a Dodger next year, however, he and the team will have to work …

With one pitch, Walker Buehler shows his evolution as Dodgers take NLCS Game 3
2 months, 3 weeks ago

With one pitch, Walker Buehler shows his evolution as Dodgers take NLCS Game 3

New York Times  

NEW YORK — This version of Walker Buehler arrived in October, in the cauldron of Citi Field, with the bases loaded and the night teetering on disaster. This version of Buehler threw a curveball, one that broke over the plate and past Lindor’s bat to extinguish the biggest threat of the night, finishing off one of four scoreless innings in …

Dodgers’ Clayton Kershaw intends to return for 2025 season: ‘Mentally, I feel great’
2 months, 4 weeks ago

Dodgers’ Clayton Kershaw intends to return for 2025 season: ‘Mentally, I feel great’

LA Times  

Clayton Kershaw, at left in the dugout before Game 1 Sunday, said in an interview on Fox Sports’ pregame show that he intends to return next season. “Obviously I don’t want to get hurt all the time,” Kershaw said recently, having gone on the IL at least once in every season since 2016. “Like, it’s not fun to do that.” …

Jack Flaherty's NLCS effort holds special meaning for Dodger
2 months, 4 weeks ago

Jack Flaherty's NLCS effort holds special meaning for Dodger

LA Times  

Just a week earlier, he looked as if he was a reason, if not the reason, the Dodgers couldn’t win the World Series. Shutting down the Mets on Sunday night was something he said “you can’t really put into words.” “I saw some family out there when I was warming up and I had gone to games here with them …

Dodgers vanquish recent postseason frustrations in NLDS Game 5 win over Padres
3 months ago

Dodgers vanquish recent postseason frustrations in NLDS Game 5 win over Padres

LA Times  

Blake Treinen threw his hands in the sky. Dodgers reliever Blake Treinen, center, celebrates with teammates after the team’s NLDS Game 5 win over the Padres at Dodger Stadium on Friday night. After Darvish retired 14 consecutive batters following Hernández’s homer, extending his success against his former Dodgers team — he has a career 2.27 earned-run average against them in …

Dodgers Dugout: A great game, then an embarrassing game. Who’s ready for Game 3?
3 months ago

Dodgers Dugout: A great game, then an embarrassing game. Who’s ready for Game 3?

LA Times  

Hi, and welcome to another edition of Dodgers Dugout. A look at Dodgers starting pitching the past few postseasons: 2024 NLDS Game 1 Yoshinobu Yamamoto, three IP, five hits, five ER, two walks, one strikeout Game 2 Jack Flaherty, 5 1/3 IP, five hits, four ER, two walks, two strikeouts Series: 8 1/3 IP, 10 hits, nine ER, four walks, …

Dodgers’ Clayton Kershaw is in ‘a holding pattern’ with no current plans to face hitters
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Dodgers’ Clayton Kershaw is in ‘a holding pattern’ with no current plans to face hitters

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — Clayton Kershaw is in “a holding pattern” and there are currently no plans for the Dodgers’ three-time Cy Young Award winner to face hitters as he tries to overcome a toe injury. “I don’t think there’s been improvement,” Los Angeles manager Dave Roberts said Tuesday before his NL West-leading team opened a crucial three-game series against second-place …

Clayton Kershaw ‘trying everything,’ even working with Skechers, to ease toe injury
4 months ago

Clayton Kershaw ‘trying everything,’ even working with Skechers, to ease toe injury

LA Times  

Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw talks during batting practice before a game against the Angels on Sept. 3. “I think I’ll be able to,” Kershaw said when asked of his confidence level in pitching again before the end of the regular season. “If you can’t push off,” Kershaw said, “you can’t create what you need to create.” Since going on the …

Dodgers waste Landon Knack’s start, Shohei Ohtani’s milestone in loss
4 months ago

Dodgers waste Landon Knack’s start, Shohei Ohtani’s milestone in loss

LA Times  

Dodgers pitcher Landon Knack delivers during the sixth inning of a 3-1 loss to the Cleveland Guardians at Dodger Stadium on Friday night. But Knack’s quality start could not match the one delivered by Matthew Boyd, the Cleveland left-hander who held a prolific Dodgers offense to one run and three hits in six innings of the Guardians’ 3-1 victory in …

Dodgers Dugout: Is this the end for Clayton Kershaw?
4 months ago

Dodgers Dugout: Is this the end for Clayton Kershaw?

LA Times  

Hi, and welcome to another edition of Dodgers Dugout. The current roster As of Thursday evening, listed as they are on the official MLB roster page: Pitchers *Anthony Banda Ryan Brasier Walker Buehler Jack Flaherty Michael Grove Brent Honeywell Daniel Hudson Michael Kopech Bobby Miller Michael Petersen Evan Phillips Gavin Stone Blake Treinen *Alex Vesia *-left-handed Two-way players *Shohei Ohtani …

‘Feel like myself.’ How embattled Dodgers pitcher Walker Buehler is salvaging his season
4 months ago

‘Feel like myself.’ How embattled Dodgers pitcher Walker Buehler is salvaging his season

LA Times  

Three weeks ago, Mark Prior decided it was time to rip the Band-Aid off. “It’s just crazy,” Buehler said, “how little things can click and make such a big difference.” If Buehler has looked like a different pitcher since then, giving up four earned runs while striking out 10 batters in his last two starts, it’s because he’s felt like …

Dodgers place LHP Clayton Kershaw on 15-day injured list due to bone spur in toe
4 months, 1 week ago

Dodgers place LHP Clayton Kershaw on 15-day injured list due to bone spur in toe

Associated Press  

PHOENIX — The Los Angeles Dodgers have placed veteran left-hander Clayton Kershaw on the 15-day injured list. Kershaw, who left Friday’s game against the Arizona Diamondbacks in the second inning, was diagnosed with a bone spur in his left big toe. “There’s so much swelling, he can barely move around,” Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said before Saturday’s game. Kershaw gave …

Dodgers’ Clayton Kershaw leaves start against Diamondbacks with toe injury
4 months, 1 week ago

Dodgers’ Clayton Kershaw leaves start against Diamondbacks with toe injury

Associated Press  

PHOENIX — Los Angeles Dodgers left-hander Clayton Kershaw left his start against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Friday night after suffering pain in his left big toe. Kershaw allowed two runs in the first and was pulled with no outs in the second after giving up a homer to Corbin Carroll to start the inning. Los Angeles manager Dave Roberts immediately …

Dodgers put Clayton Kershaw on injured list; Tyler Glasnow confident he’ll return
4 months, 1 week ago

Dodgers put Clayton Kershaw on injured list; Tyler Glasnow confident he’ll return

LA Times  

Dodgers starting pitcher Clayton Kershaw walks off the field with athletic trainer Thomas Albert during the second inning Friday against the Arizona Diamondbacks. The good news for the Dodgers: Glasnow said Saturday he is “confident” he will return this season, encouraged from two straight days of playing catch. “As of right now, I feel great.” When Glasnow first went on …

Dodgers hope Walker Buehler can pull off the impossible
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Dodgers hope Walker Buehler can pull off the impossible

LA Times  

They can’t afford to keep sending Walker Buehler to the mound. “Honestly,” Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said, “we don’t have another alternative right now.” The Dodgers are in a prison of their own making, their harebrained plan to turn their rotation into a nine-figure medical experiment backfiring to such a degree that it has forced them to depend on a …

Column: The Dodgers are back to asking a lot of Clayton Kershaw, because they have no choice
5 months ago

Column: The Dodgers are back to asking a lot of Clayton Kershaw, because they have no choice

LA Times  

Clayton Kershaw was more effective in his third start of the season for the Dodgers on Tuesday night, but could not complete five innings. Dodgers manager Dave Roberts stressed that point on Tuesday night when revisiting his decision to take out Kershaw in the fifth inning of a promising start against the Philadelphia Phillies. In other words, the next time …

Clayton Kershaw struggles, Padres sweep Dodgers to close gap in NL West
5 months, 1 week ago

Clayton Kershaw struggles, Padres sweep Dodgers to close gap in NL West

LA Times  

Clayton Kershaw had one of the worst starts of his career Wednesday. And not even Flaherty’s arrival will solve all the questions facing an injury-ravaged starting rotation — one that Wednesday suffered through one of Clayton Kershaw’s worst career starts. “It’s part of the process,” Roberts said, chalking up some of Kershaw’s woes to post-rehab rust. “I just don’t think …

Plaschke: Clayton Kershaw debut gives Dodgers new hope
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Plaschke: Clayton Kershaw debut gives Dodgers new hope

LA Times  

Clayton Kershaw was crumbling again. On Thursday, Clayton Kershaw will return to the Chavez Ravine mound, set to make his season debut for a Dodgers team that missed him more than it could have ever imagined. Dodgers Clayton Kershaw returns, Shohei Ohtani homers, Dodgers grab series win over Giants Clayton Kershaw goes four innings and strikes out six in his …

Kershaw returns from shoulder surgery, Ohtani hits 31st homer, Dodgers beat Giants 6-4
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Kershaw returns from shoulder surgery, Ohtani hits 31st homer, Dodgers beat Giants 6-4

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — Clayton Kershaw allowed two runs over four innings in his return from shoulder surgery, Nick Ahmed and Shohei Ohtani homered on consecutive pitches in the eighth inning and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the San Francisco Giants 6-4 Thursday. Kershaw made his first big league appearance since last October’s NL Division Series opener against Arizona, when the …

Clayton Kershaw makes 2024 debut with Dodgers, strikes out six in solid outing versus Giants
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Clayton Kershaw makes 2024 debut with Dodgers, strikes out six in solid outing versus Giants

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — Clayton Kershaw made his season debut with the Los Angeles Dodgers on Thursday, striking out six and allowing two runs and six hits in his return from offseason shoulder surgery. Kershaw made his first big league appearance since last October’s NL Division Series opener against Arizona, when the three-time Cy Young Award winner was chased after one …

Clayton Kershaw returns, Shohei Ohtani homers, Dodgers grab series win over Giants
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Clayton Kershaw returns, Shohei Ohtani homers, Dodgers grab series win over Giants

LA Times  

Clayton Kershaw struck out six and gave up two runs in four innings in his first start of the season for the Dodgers on Thursday afternoon. In fact, the 36-year-old left-hander described a start in which he gave up two runs and six hits in four innings, striking out six and walking two, as just “OK.” But it was more …

Clayton Kershaw excited to be returning to Dodgers’ rotation at a pivotal time
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Clayton Kershaw excited to be returning to Dodgers’ rotation at a pivotal time

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — Clayton Kershaw’s return to the rotation was once expected to be an added bonus as the Los Angeles Dodgers geared up for a postseason run. “I’m excited to get back,” Kershaw said before the Dodgers faced the Giants on Wednesday night. Obviously, once you get back out there you’ve just got to perform.” Kershaw’s return from offseason …

Clayton Kershaw returns to the Dodgers. What can they realistically expect from him?
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Clayton Kershaw returns to the Dodgers. What can they realistically expect from him?

LA Times  

They wore L.A. hats and No. “I wanted to come back and be part of something special, and contribute … be one of the best five guys that we have.” When Kershaw first re-signed with the club in February, after deciding to bypass retirement for at least another year, the odds of him being one of the Dodgers’ best pitchers …

Clayton Kershaw nearing his Dodgers return: ‘If they need me now, I’ll be ready’
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Clayton Kershaw nearing his Dodgers return: ‘If they need me now, I’ll be ready’

LA Times  

Clayton Kershaw delivers for Oklahoma City in a rehab start Friday against Round Rock. That’s why, as the Dodgers resumed play in Los Angeles against the Boston Red Sox on Friday, Kershaw’s minor-league rehab start with triple-A Oklahoma City was of just as much interest to the first-place club. “If it goes well, there’s a real conversation that he can …

How Clayton Kershaw’s rehabilitation setback affects his timetable to return to Dodgers
6 months, 1 week ago

How Clayton Kershaw’s rehabilitation setback affects his timetable to return to Dodgers

LA Times  

A week ago, Clayton Kershaw’s recovery from offseason shoulder surgery was temporarily paused because of lingering soreness. “I just think it’s just like getting your feet underneath you a little bit.” Kershaw had an MRI last week that confirmed no new damage in his shoulder, and also was given some “shots” to help alleviate the soreness he reported to team …

Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw has been shut down after experiencing lingering soreness
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw has been shut down after experiencing lingering soreness

Associated Press  

CHICAGO — Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw has been shut down for a week after experiencing lingering soreness in his comeback from left shoulder surgery. Kershaw, 36, had an MRI that “showed no new incidents,” manager Dave Roberts said before Monday night’s 3-0 victory at the Chicago White Sox. “A week is not long enough to worry about cutting …

Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw says his ‘stuff’s good’ after making first rehab start
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw says his ‘stuff’s good’ after making first rehab start

Associated Press  

RANCHO CUCAMONGA, Calif. — Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw took another step in his comeback from left shoulder surgery, throwing three innings in his first rehab start. The three-time Cy Young Award winner allowed one run and two hits, struck out five and walked one on a pitch-clock violation at Class-A Rancho Cucamonga on Wednesday night. Stuff’s OK. It’s …

Clayton Kershaw ‘further along’ than expected in his shoulder rehab
6 months, 4 weeks ago

Clayton Kershaw ‘further along’ than expected in his shoulder rehab

LA Times  

Nothing against the good folks of Rancho Cucamonga, but as much as Clayton Kershaw is itching to pitch in a game again, the Dodgers left-hander won’t be too thrilled to take the mound for the Class-A Quakes against Inland Empire at LoanMart Field next week. “I’m definitely not excited — I don’t think anybody gets excited about rehab starts,” Kershaw …

Column: For Dodgers, Walker Buehler’s evolution remains a ‘process’ that they’re working through
6 months, 4 weeks ago

Column: For Dodgers, Walker Buehler’s evolution remains a ‘process’ that they’re working through

LA Times  

A Dodgers trainer and manager Dave Roberts check on pitcher Walker Buehler in the fourth inning Wednesday. “I just think there’s a little bit less on and little bit, for the lack of a better term, like, f— you behind it,” Buehler said. “I’m not going to walk out there and keep getting killed trying to do what I used …

Clayton Kershaw staying with Dodgers for 17th season and could pitch in second half of '24
11 months ago

Clayton Kershaw staying with Dodgers for 17th season and could pitch in second half of '24

Hindustan Times  

GLENDALE, Ariz. — Clayton Kershaw is returning for his 17th season with the Los Angeles Dodgers. A three-time Cy Young Award winner, Kershaw spoke about the agreement Thursday as the big-spending Dodgers became the first of the 30 teams to start spring training, opening on a dreary, wet and chilly Thursday morning at Camelback Ranch ahead of their opener against …

Clayton Kershaw staying with Dodgers for 17th season and could pitch in second half of ’24
11 months ago

Clayton Kershaw staying with Dodgers for 17th season and could pitch in second half of ’24

Associated Press  

GLENDALE, Ariz. — Clayton Kershaw is returning for his 17th season with the Los Angeles Dodgers. A three-time Cy Young Award winner, Kershaw spoke about the agreement Thursday as the big-spending Dodgers became the first of the 30 teams to start spring training, opening on a dreary, wet and chilly Thursday morning at Camelback Ranch ahead of their opener against …

‘Didn’t want to go out that way’: Clayton Kershaw rejoins Dodgers eyeing second-half return
11 months ago

‘Didn’t want to go out that way’: Clayton Kershaw rejoins Dodgers eyeing second-half return

LA Times  

The way Clayton Kershaw sees it, he has faced few truly “big decisions” in his life. “Once I decided to come back, everybody has been great,” Kershaw said, surrounded by dozens of reporters — many there to capture a first look at Shohei Ohtani with the team — at Camelback Ranch. “I felt wanted, even though I’m kind of damaged …

Thankfully, fittingly, Clayton Kershaw returns to Dodgers
11 months ago

Thankfully, fittingly, Clayton Kershaw returns to Dodgers

LA Times  

Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw reacts after getting out of a jam against the San Francisco Giants on Sept. 23, 2023, at Dodger Stadium. Considering the injury history of many of the Dodgers’ potential starters, a healthy Kershaw could play a big role in this season’s stretch run. To be fair, the World Series champion Rangers will already have two star …

Dodgers to re-sign Clayton Kershaw, ending talk of retirement or a stint with Rangers
11 months ago

Dodgers to re-sign Clayton Kershaw, ending talk of retirement or a stint with Rangers

LA Times  

Dodgers starting pitcher Clayton Kershaw agreed to a new contract Tuesday with the only team he has ever played for. Yet, it wasn’t enough to force Kershaw into retirement, nor prompt a long-speculated move to his hometown Texas Rangers — the only other team the Dallas native has said he would consider playing for. “But selfishly, we hope it’s for …

Dodgers Dugout: Where is Clayton Kershaw?
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Dodgers Dugout: Where is Clayton Kershaw?

LA Times  

Hi, and welcome to another edition of Dodgers Dugout. He could make a decision on who to sign with tomorrow, or during spring training, or when he’s ready to come back next season. Busch was one of the Dodgers’ top prospects, but there was no real role for him on next season’s team. The players and what they will be …

If Clayton Kershaw and Dodgers split, would that be so awful?
1 year, 2 months ago

If Clayton Kershaw and Dodgers split, would that be so awful?

LA Times  

Clayton Kershaw, pitching against the San Francisco Giants on Sept. 23, had his left shoulder operated on last month. Fact: There is at least a 50-50 chance that future Hall of Famer Kershaw could choose to never pitch again for the Dodgers. Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw reacts after being removed in the first inning of Game 1 of the National …

Dodgers’ Clayton Kershaw undergoes shoulder surgery, says he hopes to return next summer
1 year, 2 months ago

Dodgers’ Clayton Kershaw undergoes shoulder surgery, says he hopes to return next summer

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw had left shoulder surgery Friday and anticipates being sidelined until next summer. The 35-year-old in a social media post wrote the surgery with Dodgers head team physician Dr. Neal ElAttrache was to repair the glenohumeral ligaments and his shoulder capsule. “Thanks for your prayers!” Kershaw was sidelined for six weeks by …

Why Dodgers need to offer Clayton Kershaw multiyear contract
1 year, 2 months ago

Why Dodgers need to offer Clayton Kershaw multiyear contract

LA Times  

Clayton Kershaw celebrates in the dugout during a game against the New York Mets at Dodger Stadium in April. But the Rangers can offer Kershaw something the Dodgers can’t. The Dodgers tendered Walker Buehler a contract last winter and ultimately agreed to an $8-million salary even though they knew he was unlikely to throw a single major league pitch this …

Clayton Kershaw has left shoulder surgery, says he’s ‘hopeful to return’ next season
1 year, 2 months ago

Clayton Kershaw has left shoulder surgery, says he’s ‘hopeful to return’ next season

LA Times  

Clayton Kershaw announced that he underwent surgery on his left throwing shoulder Friday morning and said he is “hopeful to return to play at some point next summer.” Kershaw said he had the procedure to repair the gleno-humeral ligaments and capsule of his left shoulder, which gave him problems during the second half of the 2023 season. Friday’s announcement indicates …

Dodgers Dugout: What to do about Clayton Kershaw
1 year, 3 months ago

Dodgers Dugout: What to do about Clayton Kershaw

LA Times  

Clayton Kershaw sits in the dugout after being pulled in the first inning. Sandy Koufax, 4-3, 0.95 ERA Bob Gibson, 7-2, 1.89 ERA Roy Halladay, 3-2, 2.37 ERA Tim Lincecum, 5-2, 2.40 ERA Jim Palmer, 8-3, 2.61 ERA Tom Seaver, 3-3, 2.77 ERA Jacob deGrom, 4-1, 2.90 ERA Denny McLain, 1-2, 3.24 ERA Steve Carlton, 6-6, 3.26 ERA Greg Maddux, …

Dodgers LHP Clayton Kershaw chased in 1st inning of NLDS against Diamondbacks
1 year, 3 months ago

Dodgers LHP Clayton Kershaw chased in 1st inning of NLDS against Diamondbacks

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw sat in the dugout with his eyes downcast before putting his head in his hands. “It’s a tough way to start the postseason,” a subdued Kershaw said. “I just feel like I let everybody down.” Kershaw, 35, had two strikes on five of his eight batters while allowing the most runs in any …

Column: Why would the Dodgers start Clayton Kershaw again? Because they have no other choice
1 year, 3 months ago

Column: Why would the Dodgers start Clayton Kershaw again? Because they have no other choice

LA Times  

The decision has already been made. Ryan Yarbrough, who didn’t make the NLDS roster, could be substituted for Kershaw as an injury replacement, but doing so would make Kershaw ineligible for the NL Championship Series. The Dodgers might not need three or four innings from Kershaw to win a best-of-five series against the Diamondbacks, but they’ll need them in a …

Clayton Kershaw’s dream becomes a nightmare in Dodgers' loss
1 year, 3 months ago

Clayton Kershaw’s dream becomes a nightmare in Dodgers' loss

LA Times  

Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw looks down during Game 1 of the NLDS on Saturday at Dodger Stadium. The playoff opener against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Saturday night at Dodger Stadium was supposed to be the continuation of a late-season Kershaw dream, the potentially retiring Dodgers ace carrying his team into the National League Division Series despite dealing with a shoulder …

‘It’s just embarrassing:’ Clayton Kershaw and Dodgers shown no mercy in Game 1 loss
1 year, 3 months ago

‘It’s just embarrassing:’ Clayton Kershaw and Dodgers shown no mercy in Game 1 loss

LA Times  

Dodgers manager Dave Roberts, center, removes Clayton Kershaw from the game in the first inning of an 11-2 loss to the Arizona Diamondbacks in Game 1 of the NLDS on Saturday at Dodger Stadium. And by the time the night was over, the Dodgers faced a series hole that felt like much more than one game, their 11-2 defeat marking …

How Dave Roberts had his finest season as Dodgers manager
1 year, 3 months ago

How Dave Roberts had his finest season as Dodgers manager

LA Times  

Dodgers manager Dave Roberts guided his team to 100 wins for the fifth time in his eight-season tenure. “It’s not gonna be a burden,” Kershaw recalled Roberts telling him. “We’re gonna have guys.” Eight seasons into their working relationship, Roberts understood how Kershaw was driven by a sense of responsibility to his team. When you have somebody who cares like …

Clayton Kershaw set to start Game 1 of NLDS: ‘Pretty much a no-brainer’
1 year, 3 months ago

Clayton Kershaw set to start Game 1 of NLDS: ‘Pretty much a no-brainer’

LA Times  

Clayton Kershaw is no longer an overwhelming force, but his performance Saturday against the Giants showed why he is set to start Game 1 of the NLDS for the Dodgers. That’s the best way Dave Roberts could explain Clayton Kershaw’s last two months. Despite his physical limitations, he remained the Dodgers’ most consistent starting pitcher, finishing the year with the …

Clayton Kershaw is making a stirring last stand with Dodgers
1 year, 3 months ago

Clayton Kershaw is making a stirring last stand with Dodgers

LA Times  

Dodgers starting pitcher Clayton Kershaw stands in the dugout during the Dodgers’ 7-0 win over the San Francisco Giants on Saturday night. “I think that Clayton is the first to tell you he doesn’t like to use anything as an excuse or talk about anything, but I know what’s going on.” Clayton Kershaw warms up in front of a small …

If this is Clayton Kershaw’s last run with Dodgers, he’s at peace with it
1 year, 3 months ago

If this is Clayton Kershaw’s last run with Dodgers, he’s at peace with it

LA Times  

When Clayton Kershaw takes the mound Saturday, it could be the final regular-season start of his career at Dodger Stadium. Nevertheless, the next month might be Kershaw’s last playing for the Dodgers, with the 35-year-old left-hander set for free agency — or, if he chooses, retirement — this coming offseason. “Anytime you get to do something at home, it’s pretty …

Letters to Sports: Singing Dodgers blues over pitching woes
1 year, 3 months ago

Letters to Sports: Singing Dodgers blues over pitching woes

LA Times  

Dylan Hernandez’s smug, snarky commentary regarding the Dodgers’ playoff prospects given their current starting pitching made for tiresome reading to say the least. Just a day after announcing their new policy, the networks announced their new deal with the NBA, which included each team’s “stars” playing basically every game. James Mayorkas Los Angeles :: I happen to have Prime Video …

Clayton Kershaw’s tanking fastball velocity rings new alarms for Dodgers’ rotation
1 year, 4 months ago

Clayton Kershaw’s tanking fastball velocity rings new alarms for Dodgers’ rotation

LA Times  

Dodgers starting pitcher Clayton Kershaw delivers during the first inning of a 6-3 loss to the Miami Marlins on Tuesday. While Kershaw insisted — repeatedly — that “I feel fine” when pressed about his shoulder, Roberts indicated the injury is continuing to affect the team’s longtime ace. Despite Roberts’ hope that Kershaw would look sharper Tuesday, the Dodgers instead witnessed …

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