Clayton Kershaw is staying with the Los Angeles Dodgers.
The longer term Corridor of Fame pitcher agreed to a one-year, $20 million deal to stick with the Dodgers, the workforce introduced Monday. The 34-year-old is coming off one other All-Star season in L.A.
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Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw seems to be on through the NLDS Sport 2 in opposition to the San Diego Padres on Oct. 12, 2022, at Dodger Stadium.
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“I imply, simply actually, it simply feels nice to return again,” Kershaw stated by way of MLB.com. “I simply felt like that is the place we wanted to be. That is the place we wish to be. It simply appears like we’re not carried out but, the way in which we ended up final yr it simply appears like we’ve acquired one other run on us. So, I am excited to get again on the market.”
The Dodgers’ entrance workplace made it a “precedence” to deliver Kershaw again. Based on MLB.com, the famous person had three choices on the desk concerning his profession getting into free company – stick with the Dodgers, doubtlessly be a part of the Texas Rangers to remain near his hometown or retire.
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Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw waves to Dodgers followers after the workforce’s 4-0 win in opposition to the Arizona Diamondbacks in Phoenix, Sept. 13, 2022.
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He shall be getting into his sixteenth season with the Dodgers, changing into the second pitcher in franchise historical past to succeed in the mark after Don Sutton.
“You already know, it’s no secret,” Kershaw added. “I feel yearly there’s solely two groups that I’d ever play for going ahead. There’s not plenty of leverage in that, clearly. However we simply by no means felt like we had been carried out. And so we acquired residence, and such as you stated, I used to be wholesome. I felt good. We took just a few days simply to make sure. We had been like, ‘Hey, we’re residence now. What does this really feel like?’ However we simply didn’t really feel like we had been carried out. And [wife] Ellen was on board. She’s excited to get again on the market.”
Kershaw was an All-Star for the ninth time in his profession final season. He completed with a 2.28 ERA, 137 strikeouts and a 9.8 Ok/9.
Clayton Kershaw of the Los Angeles Dodgers throws to the plate in opposition to the San Diego Padres within the first inning of Sport 2 of a Nationwide League Division Sequence at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on October 12, 2022.
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The Dodgers received 111 video games however misplaced within the Nationwide League Division Sequence to the San Diego Padres.
