""The hardest one is the teammates, so I'm not even going to look at you guys in the eye," Kershaw said, his eyes quickly turning red. "Just you guys sitting in this room, you mean so much to me. We have so much fun. I'm going to miss it." "The game in and of itself, I'm going to miss a lot, but I'll be OK without that," he later added. "I think the hard part is the feeling after a win, celebrating with you guys. That's pretty special.""
""Everyone on this team has been so busy this year trying to perfect their craft," third baseman Max Muncy said, "that sometimes we forget about that moment of just hanging out and enjoying what we're going through.""
Clayton Kershaw announced his retirement effective at season's end and became emotional while addressing teammates, saying he will miss them most and the post-win celebrations. Freddie Freeman seated Kershaw's wife and children prominently, hoping to prompt tears. The Dodgers have struggled since July with injuries, slumps, a sub-.500 skid and a dwindled division lead, prompting a shift from collective focus to individual mechanics. The team acknowledged that intense work on craft distracted from enjoying moments together. Players described the announcement as a reminder and reset for team chemistry and shared perspective.
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