CLAYTON KERSHAW NEWS

Clayton Kershaw puts on a vintage performance in Dodgers' win over Arizona Clayton Kershaw impresses over six innings and Trayce Thompson drives in eight runs on three home runs to push the Dodgers to a 10-1 win ove...

APRIL 2, 2023 • LATIMES.COM

Kicks off 16th campaign with win Kershaw (1-0) earned the win over Arizona on Saturday, pitching six innings and allowing one run on four hits and no walks while striking out nine batters.

Impact Kershaw ceded the Dodgers' Opening Day starter role to Julio Urias this season, but the veteran doesn't appear to have slipped much despite having taxed his left arm with over 2,500 career regular-season innings. The future Hall of Famer was very sharp Saturday, racking up 13 swinging strikes and 21 called strikes among his 76 total pitches while fanning nine batters in six frames. The only run against Kershaw came on a second-inning home run off the bat of Christian Walker. Kershaw rebounded from a down 2021 performance with a 2.28 ERA and 0.94 WHIP over 126.1 innings last season, and Saturday's effort suggests that he still has the stuff to rank among the league's most effective hurlers.

APRIL 2, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Los Angeles Dodgers take on the Arizona Diamondbacks Saturday

The Los Angeles Dodgers host the Arizona Diamondbacks on Saturday

APRIL 1, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

After 15 seasons, Dodgers' Clayton Kershaw has perfected his control Clayton Kershaw has opted for consecutive one-year contracts with the Dodgers so that he can leave the sport on his terms.

MARCH 29, 2023 • LATIMES.COM

'We've just got to figure it out.' Dodgers, Angels brace for pitch clock implications Major League Baseball's new pitch clock rules will go into effect for real Thursday when the regular season begins. Players say it's time to...

MARCH 28, 2023 • LATIMES.COM

Dodgers News: Clayton Kershaw Explains Long Encounter with Umpire Dodgers left-hander Clayton Kershaw had a nice conversation with home plate umpire Alfonso Marquez.

MARCH 28, 2023 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM

Dodgers News: Clayton Kershaw Explains Long Encounter with Umpire Dodgers left-hander Clayton Kershaw had a nice conversation with home plate umpire Alfonso Marquez.

MARCH 28, 2023 • STAR-TELEGRAM.COM

Dodgers News: Clayton Kershaw Explains Long Encounter with Umpire Dodgers left-hander Clayton Kershaw had a nice conversation with home plate umpire Alfonso Marquez.

MARCH 28, 2023 • SACBEE.COM

Dominant in final spring start Kershaw tossed six scoreless innings in an exhibition contest against the Angels on Sunday, allowing three hits and no walks while striking out seven batters.

Impact Kershaw breezed through six frames on just 74 pitches, and he stretched out even further by following the outing with a simulated inning in the bullpen, per David Vassegh of AM 570 LA Sports. The veteran southpaw got Mike Trout to go down three times on swinging strikes and fanned Shohei Ohtani on another swing-and-miss. Kershaw finished the exhibition slate with a 3.44 ERA, 1.04 WHIP and 16:2 K:BB over 18.1 innings. He's scheduled to make his first start of the regular-season April 1 at home against Arizona.

MARCH 27, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Will start third game for LA Kershaw will make his first start of the regular season in the Dodgers' third game of the campaign, Juan Toribio of MLB.com reports.

Impact The Dodgers announced Friday that southpaw Julio Urias will be their Opening Day starter, and manager Dave Roberts prefers to avoid having a lefty start on back-to-back days. That means Dustin May will slot in between Urias and Kershaw, the latter of whom lines up to face fellow veteran southpaw Madison Bumgarner and the Diamondbacks on April 1.

MARCH 25, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Won't start Opening Day Julio Urias is likely to be named the Dodgers' Opening Day starter, with Kershaw following him in the rotation for the second game of the season, Bill Plunkett of The Orange County...

Impact For the decade leading into last season, Kershaw and Opening Day went hand-in-hand, as the future Hall of Famer started every season opener in which he wasn't injured from 2011 to 2021. However, Walker Buehler was chosen as the team's first starter last season, and Urias appears to be in line for that honor this year. Nonetheless, Kershaw is coming off an excellent campaign during which he started the All Star game for the first time and finished with a 2.28 ERA, 0.94 WHIP and 137:23 K:BB over 126.1 innings. The southpaw is about as much of a guarantee to put up strong ratios as any pitcher in baseball, but injuries have slowed his ability to put up big counting stats late in his career.

MARCH 24, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Clayton Kershaw Makes His Pick for Dodgers Opening Day Starter He shared who he thinks deserves the nod.

MARCH 23, 2023 • CHARLOTTEOBSERVER.COM

All-Stars of Team USA outmatched, outpitched in WBC final

Team USA fielded a World Baseball Classic roster brimming with All-Star names from Trea Turner to Mookie Betts to Mike Trout

MARCH 22, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Urías lined up to start Dodgers' opener; Kershaw `excited'

Julio Urías is lined up to pitch for the Los Angeles Dodgers on opening day — and that’s just fine with teammate Clayton Kershaw

MARCH 22, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

10 moments that define Kershaw's career For the better part of the 2010s, Clayton Kershaw was, by a fair consensus, the best pitcher in baseball. The left-hander won three National...

MARCH 19, 2023 • MLB.COM

Kershaw moving in right direction with ramp-up GLENDALE, Ariz. -- After a slower-than-normal start to the spring, the primary focus for Clayton Kershaw heading into his second Cactus Leag...

MARCH 17, 2023 • MLB.COM

Quick Gamer: Rangers Beat Dodgers Nathaniel Lowe and Corey Seager each hit a solo home run off of former Cy Young winner Clayton Kershaw.

MARCH 17, 2023 • KANSASCITY.COM

Dodgers News: Trayce Thompson Praises Clayton Kershaw as Great Teammate, Person He’s honored to play with Kershaw.

MARCH 16, 2023 • STAR-TELEGRAM.COM

Dodgers News: Clayton Kershaw Finds Pitch Clock More of a Distraction Than a Problem First game in Spring Training also introduced Kershaw to pitch clock.

MARCH 12, 2023 • KANSASCITY.COM

Dodgers News: Clayton Kershaw Looking at the Bright Side of Being Held off Team USA's Roster Dodgers veteran is excited to get a full spring training under his belt

MARCH 12, 2023 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM

Unsteady in Cactus League start Kershaw pitched three innings against the Angels in a Cactus League contest Friday, allowing three runs on five hits and two walks while striking out two batters.

Impact Kershaw pitched in a B game last Sunday, but this was his first official appearance in a Cactus League contest this spring. His outing got off to a bad beginning when Taylor Ward greeted him with a leadoff home run, and Kevin Padlo also took the left-hander deep in the third inning. There were also positive takeaways from the start, as Kershaw tossed 58 pitches and said that he felt good physically while hitting 93 mph with his fastball, per Jack Harris of the Los Angeles Times. The future Hall of Famer averaged 91.6 mph on his fastball last season, so he appears to be progressing well toward a potential Opening Day start.

MARCH 11, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Kershaw's spring debut 'a good first step' GLENDALE, Ariz. -- Even though it’s just Spring Training, Clayton Kershaw’s trot to the mound sparked roars and screams from a sold-out Came...

MARCH 11, 2023 • MLB.COM

To make spring debut Friday Kershaw is set to make his Cactus League debut Friday against the Angels, Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic reports.

Impact Kershaw has been eased along this spring, and he opted to bow out of the World Baseball Classic, but there are no pressing injury concerns at the moment for the veteran left-hander. He tossed three innings in a B game Sunday in Dodgers camp and might try to push into the fourth inning in his spring debut versus the Halos.

MARCH 9, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Guardians 2023 Top 50 Prospects, No. 44 LHP Will Dion Dion whose delivery resembles Clayton Kershaw was named the Carolina League Pitcher of the year in 2022.

MARCH 7, 2023 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM

Guardians 2023 Top 50 Prospects, No. 44 LHP Will Dion Dion whose delivery resembles Clayton Kershaw was named the Carolina League Pitcher of the year in 2022.

MARCH 7, 2023 • STAR-TELEGRAM.COM