Freddie Freeman injured as Dodgers are swept by Brewers, again
When Clayton Kershaw signed a one-year deal with the Dodgers last February, it looked like it could have marked the start of a goodbye tour.…
Clayton Kershaw is the All Star among All-Stars as NL defeats AL
ATLANTA — In a week where so much of the focus was on players who weren’t playing in the All-Star Game, and those who were selected that…
Clayton Kershaw grateful for ‘weird’ All-Star selection as ‘Legend Pick’
MILWAUKEE — Clayton Kershaw has been an All-Star 10 times before.But no selection surprised him quite like this year’s.Included on the National League All-Star team as a…
Clayton Kershaw reaches 3,000 career strikeouts against White Sox
When Clayton Kershaw made his major league debut as a gangly 20-year-old with a devastating curveball, he was considered a one-in-a-million talent.On Wednesday he entered…
Dodgers fans celebrate Clayton Kershaw reaching 3,000 strikeouts
Fernando Urquiza screamed himself hoarse, slapping palms with strangers on the field level of Dodger Stadium. He’d waited six innings — each on the very…
Clayton Kershaw, Dodger teammates bask in glow of 3,000th strikeout
It wasn’t so much the culmination of a career as it was another signpost pointing the way to the Hall of Fame.It certainly wasn’t the…
Clayton Kershaw is the greatest pitcher in Dodgers history
The slider was sizzling. The hitter was frozen. The strikeout was roaring.With an 84-mph pitch on the black in the sixth inning against the Chicago…
How a three-pitch mix has Clayton Kershaw on cusp of 3,000 strikeouts
The transformation happened quickly in May 2009.Early into his second year in the majors, a young Clayton Kershaw was enduring a sophomore slump with the…
Letter: They need to turn down the volume at Dodger Stadium
p]:text-cms-story-body-color-text clearfix"> As someone who has permanent ringing in the ears (tinnitus) as a result of hearing damage from concerts, I must take exception to…
Clayton Kershaw moves three strikeouts away from 3,000 as Dodgers win
DENVER — Clayton Kershaw got to the precipice of history on Thursday afternoon. And now, when he inevitably crosses the 3,000 career strikeout milepost, it will almost…
Contributor: Baseball is mostly mistakes. How else can we learn grace?
If only! On June 18, 2014, the airwaves and the internet lit up in collective awe at one of the greatest athletic feats in modern…
Clayton Kershaw moves closer to 3,000 strikeouts in Dodgers’ win
It’s hard not to count as the strikeouts go by.Clayton Kershaw’s first strikeout Friday night came on his “Cooperstown curveball” — a pitch that’s dazzled…
Dodgers will finally get the complete Shohei Ohtani experience
On the field, he’s produced the first 50-50 season in baseball history and won a World Series. Off it, he’s sold everything from unsweetened green…
Clayton Kershaw earns his first win of 2025 as Dodgers beat Cardinals
ST. LOUIS — The Dodgers have sent Clayton Kershaw to the mound to give a slumping team a lift countless times during his 18-year career. And they’ve…
Letters: Dodgers must figure out their injured pitcher problem
p]:text-cms-story-body-color-text clearfix"> The Dodgers now have 15 pitchers on the injured list. This team, with all of its talent, is going nowhere without frontline pitching.…
Why Clayton Kershaw can still be a key part of Dodgers rotation
Before anything, Clayton Kershaw has to believe. Before he can snap off curveballs the way he used to, before he can be a dependable member…
Was Chris Sale really ‘fastest’ to reach strikeout milestone?
When is the “fastest” something of a slow roll? How about last week when pitcher Chris Sale was crowned the fastest to reach 2,500 career…
Dodgers bullpen melts down as road trip ends with loss to Guardians
CLEVELAND — The Dodgers got five good innings out of Clayton Kershaw on Wednesday. Then they let it go to waste in a five-run eighth inning.Despite leading…
Why Dodgers need to resist urge to rush Shohei Ohtani back to pitch
Slow down.Previously limited to fastballs and splitters, Shohei Ohtani threw a handful of sliders and curveballs in his mid-week bullpen session, but that doesn’t mean…
Clayton Kershaw shaky in season debut as Dodgers lose to Angels
Clayton Kershaw paused halfway up the dugout steps Saturday and bowed his head. The jog he was about to make to the mound at Dodger…