"Kershaw's retirement had been a long time coming. Over each of the past four offseasons, he contemplated whether or not to walk away from the game. An 11-time All-Star and five-time ERA champion, he long ago ensured his spot as a future Hall of Fame pitcher. As the enduring face of the Dodgers franchise over the last two decades, his stature in club lore had been cemented."
"Despite an elbow injury at the end of the 2021 season, a shoulder surgery after the 2023 campaign, and foot and knee procedures this past offseason, Kershaw continued to come back and play for the Dodgers - never ready to give up another title chase. This year, however, he authored the kind of renaissance season that once felt beyond him."
Clayton Kershaw will retire after this season following an 18-season career spent entirely with the Los Angeles Dodgers. He earned three Cy Young Awards, one MVP, two World Series titles, 222 wins, more than 2,800 innings pitched, over 3,000 strikeouts and a career 2.54 ERA. Kershaw was drafted seventh overall in 2006, debuted in 2008, and became a franchise cornerstone and future Hall of Famer. He persisted through multiple injuries and surgeries and produced a renaissance this year, posting a 10-2 record and 3.53 ERA while helping a first-place Dodgers club.
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