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Clayton Kershaw Will Retire After 2025, Makes Final Regular-Season Start at Dodger Stadium

A long run of injuries helped shape the timing of a planned farewell with the only team he has ever known.

Kershaw de Los Ángeles Dodgers anuncia su retiro de las Grandes Ligas. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
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Clayton Kershaw está listo para retirarse al final de la temporada 2025 (Reuters)
Kershaw, rostro de los Dodgers por casi dos décadas, se despide con 314 mdd. (Reuters)

Overview

  • The 37-year-old left-hander takes the mound Friday against the Giants for his last regular-season home start as Los Angeles edges toward a playoff berth with a magic number of six.
  • Kershaw announced Thursday he will retire at the end of this season, closing an 18-year MLB career spent entirely with the Dodgers.
  • His résumé includes three Cy Young Awards, the 2014 National League MVP, 11 All-Star selections, more than 200 wins, over 3,000 strikeouts reached in July, and World Series titles in 2020 and 2024.
  • Recent years brought multiple injuries and offseason surgery that led to opening 2025 on the injured list before returning in May and posting a 10–2 record with a 3.53 ERA over his first 20 starts.
  • The club is staging weekend tributes that include a Clayton Kershaw Bobblehead Night on Saturday and a Sunday fan event, with owner Mark Walter lauding a career he said will lead to the Hall of Fame.