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Pitcher Clayton Kershaw appeared alongside several of his L.A. Dodgers teammates in an outreach video to raise awareness for racial equality and the Black Lives Matter movement, The Athletic reported. The video was made following Kershaw’s Zoom call with several African American community leaders across the Los Angeles area. “For centuries, the Black community has […]

Clayton Kershaw has been the best pitcher on the planet for the better part of a decade now. The hyper-competitive lefty with a four-pitch repertoire and a devastating overhand curveball has been the anchor of the Los Angeles Dodgers rotation through one of the most successful runs in Dodgers history, which has included a record […]

Clayton Kershaw has remained firm that he will focus on helping the Los Angeles Dodgers instead of thinking about the possibility of becoming a free agent after the 2018 MLB season. However, there is still a growing speculation that the superstar pitcher will opt out of his contract in the offseason. Kershaw is being linked […]

Based on MLB rumors, when free agency arrives after this season, the Los Angeles Dodgers pitching star Clayton Kershaw may opt out in search of a new deal. That means that L.A. will need to make it a top priority to re-sign him, or he’ll end up getting a huge deal from another team looking […]

The latest MLB odds for the 2018 season’s potential Cy Young Awards winners were recently released with Chris Sale and Clayton Kershaw leading the way. The Boston Red Sox pitcher and Los Angeles Dodgers ace lead the American League and National League, respectively. However, each of these star pitchers has some close competition. Based on […]

It’s been well established that Max Scherzer can throw strikes which inevitably leads to accumulating a lot of strikeouts. Sunday, as the Washington Nationals took on the Texas Rangers, Scherzer became the third-fastest pitcher in innings pitched, number of games, and in baseball history to record his 2,000th strikeout. While there are now a total […]

When the Chicago Cubs take on the Los Angeles Dodgers this afternoon from Chavez Ravine in Los Angeles, California the last thing the Cubs thought they would be trying to accomplish heading into the final game of their three-game set with the Dodgers is scoring their first run of the series. Facing Clayton Kershaw this […]

1984. 2003. Now, 2016. Those are the only three times since 1945 the Chicago Cubs have been one win away from advancing to the World Series. In 1984, with a 2-0 lead in the best-of-five NLCS, Leon Durham and Steve Garvey happened. The Cubs lost three straight games and the Padres got to get picked […]

The 2016 National League Championship Series returns to Chicago on Saturday night for Game 6 as the Los Angeles Dodgers will send Clayton Kershaw to the mound to square off against Chicago Cubs righty Kyle Hendricks. These same two pitchers matched up against each other on Sunday in Game 2 as it was Kershaw and […]

The 2016 NLCS got off to a rousing start Saturday night as the Cubs blew a 3-1 eighth inning lead, only to go back up on a dramatic, two-out pinch-hit grand slam by Miguel Montero. Fireworks have already started in this matchup of regular-season powers, but expect less of that in Game 2. In case […]

Clayton Kershaw had yet another one of his incredible opening day starts. Madison Bumgarner struggled a bit at the beginning of his opening day outing. While only one of the two pitchers taking the mound on Saturday looked as good as he’s ever looked, that doesn’t mean the duel between Clayton Kershaw and Madison Bumgarner […]

Yasiel Puig trade rumors have popped up again. Now Clayton Kershaw wants the LA Dodgers to trade Yasiel Puig if a report from CBS Sports is to be believed. Quoting former Seattle Mariners coach Andy Van Slyke, the article gives a scathing report of how Kershaw feels the Dodgers need to trade Puig immediately. Andy […]

LA Dodgers rumors indicate Zack Greinke has opted out of his contract. The Dodgers’ ace this season, Greinke will become a free agent during the MLB offseason if the rumors are correct. A report from USA Today states that he will leave $77 million in guaranteed salary on the table by exercising his option to […]

The New York Mets took Game 1 one of the NLDS as Jacob DeGrom out-dueled Clayton Kershaw, arguably the best pitcher in baseball. But with the loss, the Dodgers ace saw his career playoff record drop to 1-6, leaving many to wonder if the Los Angeles pitcher will ever come up big in the playoffs. […]

The National League Cy Young Award race is a three-man race between Jake Arrieta of the Chicago Cubs, Zack Greinke of the Los Angeles Dodgers, and Clayton Kershaw, also of the Dodgers. On Sunday, in prime time nonetheless, Arrieta made his case for the award by dominating the Pittsburgh Pirates. Jake retired the first 18 […]

Zack Greinke MVP talk has been sparked by any great outing for the Los Angeles Dodgers’ pitcher. Greinke pitched eight shutout innings against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Sunday, September 13, winning his 17th game of the season. He allowed just three hits, struck out eight batters, and lowered his ERA to 1.61 on the season. […]

Zack Greinke MVP talk is starting to take hold. With the Cy Young race between Greinke and Clayton Kershaw, it seems like the LA Dodgers might also have a pitcher win the National League MVP for the second straight year as well. A report from ESPN points out that supporters of Kershaw are still siding […]

LA Dodgers rumors state that the team payroll just passed $307 million. These Dodgers rumors follow the trade for Chase Utley, who adds another $2 million to the salaries the front office has to pay during the 2015 MLB season. A report from Deadspin relays the shocking numbers, even though the Philadelphia Phillies agreed to […]

Baseball fans get a free treat Thursday, when they can watch the Los Angeles Dodgers face the New York Mets live online at no cost and legally, in the first of a critical four-game series that could play a significant role in determining each team’s playoff chances. The Dodgers lead the National League West by […]

Clayton Kershaw threw a no-hitter Wednesday for the first time in his career and baseball folks (and Dodgers fans) have been eager to proclaim it the best of all time. Over at the Los Angeles Times, a hallowed journalistic organ presumed to be nonetheless biased in this particular case, Steve Dilbeck argued that Kershaw’s effort […]

As Clayton Kershaw goes, so goes the Dodgers. This is a fact in Los Angeles, and its why fans of the team are heartened by the ace pitcher’s latest outing. Having returned from the disabled list just a few weeks ago, Clayton Kershaw had been awful in his first start. On Friday night, Kershaw seemed […]

Legendary Dodgers pitcher Sandy Koufax is pleased with what he sees in the team’s roster for the season in 2014. In his capacity of special adviser to owner Mark Walter, the baseball great was visiting the Dodgers’ spring training facility in Arizona, trying hard to blend in to no avail. Even though Sandy Koufax is […]

Sandy Koufax has been considered one of the most reclusive, mysterious athletes of the last 50 plus years. For the past two seasons though, Koufax has taken on the role of Special Adviser to Los Angeles Dodgers team owner, Mark Walter. So, when Sandy speaks, usually everyone in the sporting world listens. On Monday, Koufax […]

The Dodgers advanced to their 10th National League championship series last night and no oone was happier than Clayton Kershaw. Well, maybe Sandy Koufax. The baseball legend was in the clubhouse last night as the Dodgers celebrated their 4-3 victory over the Atlanta Braves. When the mist of champagne cleared, Koufax removed his safety goggles […]

Clayton Kershaw was placed on the bereavement list by the Los Angeles Dodgers on Monday night. The Dodger’s ace might be out of commission for the present time, but sources inside the team say that at they moment they expect him to return by his next start. That start is expected to be Friday against […]

Clayton Kershaw has signed the dotted line on a $19 million two-year deal with the Los Angeles Dodgers The Dodgers signing Kershaw has helped both club and player avoid a potentially awkward salary arbitration hearing – a scheduled arbitration hearing to determine Kershaw’s salary for the upcoming season was just a week away. Kershaw had […]