Clayton Kershaw to Play in WBC
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Months removed from a storybook ending to his big league career, one of the greatest pitchers of his generation is coming out for an encore. Clayton Kershaw will represent the U.S. in the upcoming World Baseball Classic,
Kershaw's Hall of Fame baseball career will include one final pit stop in the World Baseball Classic.
The farewell tour wasn’t supposed to have an encore, yet here we are. Baseball loves its plot twists, especially when timing makes no sense and logic takes a back seat.
Left-hander Clayton Kershaw did not change his retirement script Thursday, but he did alter it, joining Team USA for the World Baseball Classic.
Kershaw figures to be part of the bullpen, as he was during the Dodgers’ World Series run this past October. He laughed when reminded that Shohei Ohtani, his former teammate and the leader of Samurai Japan, was 0-for-11 against him.
Despite retiring from pitching after helping the Los Angeles Dodgers win a second straight World Series title, Clayton Kershaw has committed to pitch in the World Baseball Classic.