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If the Los Angeles Dodgers are to return to World Series glory, they’ll have to do so without a key member of their pitching staff. On Saturday afternoon, the Dodgers announced that Clayton Kershaw would be unavailable for the entirety of the postseason. Kershaw has been dealing with a bone spur in his toe since […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers revealed their NLDS roster ahead of Game 1 on Saturday night against the San Diego Padres and there was one notable absence. Clayton Kershaw wasn’t included, per David Vassegh. Veteran reliever Joe Kelly was also left off the roster. Kershaw has been out since the beginning of September due to a […]

Will Clayton Kershaw be able to return for the Los Angeles Dodgers in the playoffs? The situation is currently not looking too optimistic. “Dave Roberts said Clayton Kershaw will likely not be a ‘viable’ option to pitch for at least a couple more weeks,” Jack Harris of the Los Angeles Times wrote on X, formerly […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers are heading into the 2024 MLB playoffs, and it’s hard to feel optimistic about their chances. While the team has a strong history of regular season success, their lack of reliable pitching depth, coupled with key injuries, could be the reason they fall short in October once again. One of the […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers have clinched a playoff spot and are close to winning the National League West again. They have done it without franchise legend Clayton Kershaw. He started the season recovering from a shoulder injury and now has a lingering toe issue. Manager Dave Roberts spoke about Kershaw’s playoff availability with Bill Plunkett […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers are once again in first place in the National League West and ready to make a run at postseason success. They have clinched a playoff spot  and have a four-game lead over the second-place San Diego Padres. Superstar Shohei Ohtani has been dominating the headlines after becoming the first player in […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers are gearing up for the MLB playoffs. However, their primary focus at the moment is holding onto the National League West. LA currently has just a 3.5-game lead over the San Diego Padres in the division. Pitching injuries have been the Dodgers’ biggest struggle in 2024, but two updates were revealed […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers won a 10-9 nail-biter over the Arizona Diamondbacks Friday night, but it came at a price. Club legend Clayton Kershaw injured his toe on the mound, and it doesn’t look good. Dodgers manager Dave Roberts didn’t give an encouraging prognosis, via The Athletic’s Fabian Ardaya. “Clayton Kershaw is going on the […]

With only 28 games left in the regular season, the Los Angeles Dodgers can ill-afford an injury to one of its most important players. However, since this is the 2024 Dodgers we’re talking about, going through injury problems, particularly to their starting pitchers, is simply a routine occurrence. On Friday night, veteran southpaw Clayton Kershaw, […]

Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw is a virtual lock to make the Baseball Hall of Fame. On Sunday, Kershaw pitched like he is truly destined for Cooperstown, as the 36-year-old star put up his best performance yet in the 2024 MLB regular season when he tossed six scoreless frames versus the St. Louis Cardinals […]

Monday night in Milwaukee showcased stars returning to their best form. Los Angeles Dodgers Clayton Kershaw delivered his best start of the season. Mookie Betts, in his first game back in nearly two months, hit a home run and drove in three runs in the Dodgers’ 5-2 win over the Milwaukee Brewers. Kershaw’s outing was […]

Clayton Kershaw has remained a constant for the Los Angeles Dodgers through the good and the bad. 13 years later, one event still remains a pain point for Kershaw and the Dodgers — Matt Kemp’s second-place finish in the 2011 NL MVP award voting. Instead of Kemp, it was Ryan Braun, the catalyst for the […]

Just as the Los Angeles Dodgers were getting healthier on the pitching side, the NL West leaders endured a devastating blow during a 6-2 loss to the Philadelphia Phillies on Tuesday. Flamethrowing right-handed pitcher Brusdar Graterol suffered a likely season-ending hamstring strain making his season debut, crushing any hope that the 25-year-old would significantly contribute […]

Decline is inevitable even for great athletes. That seems to be where Los Angeles Dodgers star pitcher Clayton Kershaw is at in his career. Once the most feared pitching weapon in all of baseball, Kershaw has struggled in his first two starts of the season. It can be recalled that Kershaw was only able to […]

Wednesday was not a good day for Los Angeles Dodgers star and future Hall of Famer pitcher Clayton Kershaw. In just his second start in the 2024 MLB regular season, the San Diego Padres lit up Kershaw at Petco Park during an 8-1 LA loss. Kershaw gave up three earned runs (seven unearned) on six […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers are continuing their dominance of the MLB and the NL West. Dave Roberts has done well in managing this squad and a big testament to this is their 62-win record which recently came at the expense of the San Francisco Giants. While everyone was astounded at how this star-studded squad continues […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers are getting back their star pitcher Clayton Kershaw for this week’s series against the San Francisco Giants. He is set to return from shoulder surgery and pitch for the first time this season on Thursday night. Ahead of his debut, Kershaw spoke to Jack Harris of the Los Angeles Times about […]

Clayton Kershaw is set to return from injury on Thursday. With Kershaw being activated from the 60-day injured list, LA has designated relief pitcher Ricky Vanasco for assignment, per Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic. Vanasco has appeared in only two games for the Dodgers in 2024. He surrendered three earned runs across three innings of […]

Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani hit his 30th home run of the 2024 MLB season in grand fashion. The two-time American League Most Valuable Player launched an incredible home run in the fifth inning of Sunday’s series finale at home versus the Boston Red Sox and got everyone astonished and excited at the same […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers are activating two ace-level pitchers off the injured list just in time for the MLB trade deadline. Manager Dave Roberts announced that Clayton Kershaw and Tyler Glasnow will pitch to end the four-game set with the San Francisco Giants this week. Glasnow will start Wednesday night’s game and Kershaw will follow […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers have been patiently waiting for Clayton Kershaw to make his 2024 debut. After his upcoming rehab start, the Dodgers may not need to wait much longer. Kershaw is scheduled to make a four-inning rehab appearance with Triple-A Oklahoma City on Friday, via David Vassegh of AM 570 LA Sports. If everything […]

Clayton Kershaw’s recovery seemed to be going well…until Monday that is. The Los Angeles Dodgers decided to shut down the pitcher due to “lingering soreness” in his shoulder, per Orange County Register’s Bill Plunkett. While MRI results have shown no new issues, Kershaw won’t be throwing for a week or so before his progression resumes. […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers continue to lead the National League West without much trouble. In fact, LA holds a comfortable 8.5-game lead as of this story’s writing. Additionally, starting pitcher Clayton Kershaw is trending in a positive direction as he hopes to return soon after undergoing offseason shoulder surgery. Kershaw is expected to make his […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers are rolling through the National League West as they were expected to, as their 47-30 record gives them a nine-game lead over the San Diego Padres and Arizona Diamondbacks. Despite that, the injuries are starting to pile up for them, which is why the latest update on Clayton Kershaw will be […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers continue to look strong as the middle of the 2024 MLB season approaches. Los Angeles has won six of their last 10 games and ranks first in the NL West standings. The Dodgers are in the process of getting star pitcher Clayton Kershaw back from injury, and he got brutally honest […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers hold a comfortable seven-game lead in the National League West as of this story’s writing. They feature more than enough talent to win the division as currently constructed. LA is getting fairly close to having future Hall of Famer Clayton Kershaw re-join the active roster, however. Kershaw, who underwent shoulder surgery […]

Pittsburgh Pirates hurler Mitch Keller is joining elite company. The Buccos’ starter is one of only five MLB pitchers since 2013 to have 7+ wins before June in back-to-back seasons, according to OPTAStats. Keller joined Justin Verlander, Clayton Kershaw, Felix Hernandez and Adam Wainwright on that list. Keller achieved the feat by leading the charge […]

Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw has not pitched since his stellar 2023 season during which he had a sub-2.50 ERA and 137 strikeouts for Manager Dave Roberts’ team. The Kershaw situation got a key update on Saturday as the lefty fireballer’s latest throwing status was revealed. Recently another Dodgers pitcher, Walker Buehler, dropped an honest admission […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers have had a strong start to the 2024 MLB season despite being hit by a multitude of injuries. Several Dodgers pitchers including Walker Buehler, Emmet Sheehan, and Clayton Kershaw have all been greatly affected by throwing ailments. Nevertheless, Kershaw’s recovery update will have LA fans excited. Kershaw’s rehab process from his […]

Clayton Kershaw is a fan of his new teammate Shohei Ohtani. Ohtani has enjoyed a tremendous start to the 2024 season with the Los Angeles Dodgers. In fact, Kershaw believes Ohtani is playing even better with the Dodgers than he did with the Los Angeles Angels, and it is important to remember that Shohei won […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers hold a 21-13 record and lead the National League West by 4.5 games as of this story’s writing. LA has performed well despite dealing with a plethora of pitching injuries. Things are beginning to look up for the Dodgers rotation, however. It was recently revealed that Walker Buehler will make his […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers lead the National League West, but they have endured some inconsistent moments to begin the 2024 season. Expectations are high for LA following their huge offseason. Thus far, the Dodgers have performed well but they feature the potential to play much better. The starting rotation has dealt with injury concerns, as […]

There have been a lot of injuries to pitchers in MLB over the last year or so, which has caused some to blame the implementation of the pitch clock, but Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Clayton Kershaw said that he does not believe anyone has the answer for why. “If someone says, ‘I have it […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers have raced out to a 3-1 start on the season in the National League West and now Manager Dave Roberts’ team is looking forward to getting back to full strength again. The Dodgers’ staff ace, Clayton Kershaw, got an injury update recently that will capture the attention of fans across the […]

Clayton Kershaw reunited with the Los Angeles Dodgers for a 17th season a few weeks ago, inking a one-year deal. And while he won’t pitch until the summer shoulder surgery rehab, the southpaw is around the team at spring training in Glendale, Arizona. Via Fabian Ardaya: “Clayton Kershaw is back in Dodgers camp. Will be […]

Clayton Kershaw recently re-signed with the Los Angeles Dodgers. Rumors of Kershaw signing with the Texas Rangers or even potentially retiring swirled throughout the offseason, but Kershaw ultimately decided to return to the only MLB organization he’s ever known. On Monday, Kershaw shared a seven-word message on Instagram that will excite Dodgers fans. Kershaw’s message […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers are heading into spring training under the magnifying glass with the game of baseball’s greatest star in a generation set to don the team’s official colors this season. Manager Dave Roberts had a take on the highly charged situation surrounding his star free agency addition and what it could mean in […]

It’s hard to imagine Clayton Kershaw in anything other than a Los Angeles Dodgers uniform. As he enters his 17th MLB season, Kershaw does so with the only franchise he’s ever played for after signing a one-year contract with the Dodgers for the third consecutive year earlier this week. Kershaw contemplated retirement and teased the […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers recently agreed to a contract with Clayton Kershaw in MLB free agency, ultimately bringing the future Hall-of-Famer back to LA for at least one more season. It seemed to destined to happen, but Kershaw’s reunion with the Dodgers did not come to fruition until February. Of course, there are some critics […]