Clayton Kershaw reached a significant milestone of 3,000 career strikeouts, becoming the 20th pitcher to do so. The historic strikeout was a slider thrown during the sixth inning against Vinny Capra of the Chicago White Sox. A sellout crowd honored Kershaw, who celebrated by greeting his family in the stands. The game paused for a tribute video showcasing Kershaw's successful 18-year career with the Dodgers. Kershaw joins an elite group of pitchers with this achievement, including Justin Verlander and Max Scherzer.
It's the last box for Clayton to check in his tremendous career. He's never been a person to look for kind of acknowledgment or attention, but he's earned that whether he likes it or not.
The historic 3,000th strikeout came on Kershaw's season-high 100th pitch of the night, a slider to Capra, the White Sox's ninth hitter, who was retired on four pitches.
The game was momentarily halted for nearly six minutes, a gap that included a tribute video honouring Kershaw's 18-year career, spent entirely with the Los Angeles franchise.
Kershaw paused, doffed his cap, and waved to his wife and four children in the stands, patting his chest and mouthing, 'Thank you.'
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