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Kershaw Three Strikeouts From Joining Baseball’s 3,000-Strikeout Club

He will take the mound needing just three strikeouts to crack the 3,000-strikeout ledger in front of his home crowd.

Clayton Kershaw pitches in his MLB debut on May 25, 2008.
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Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw, warming gup in front of fans in the Dodger Stadium Centerfield Plaza area prior to a game in 2021, could go down as just the third member of the 3,000-strikeout club to pitch for just one team. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
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Overview

  • Kershaw will need three strikeouts in his Wednesday night start against the Chicago White Sox at Dodger Stadium to become the 20th pitcher to reach 3,000 career strikeouts.
  • The 37-year-old left-hander would be only the fourth southpaw and third pitcher to achieve the milestone with a single franchise.
  • He has struck out 29 batters over eight starts since his mid-May return from shoulder, knee and toe surgeries, bolstering a rotation short on veteran innings.
  • Modern trends toward increased bullpen deployment and strict pitch counts have made sustained high strikeout totals increasingly rare.
  • Surpassing 3,000 career strikeouts has long been considered a near-guarantee for Hall of Fame induction and would cement Kershaw’s place among baseball’s all-time greats.