Kershaw announced his retirement! The last regular season appearance against SF on the 20th, 200 wins, 3,000K3 Cy Young Awards, and WS wins
Sep 19, 2025
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The Dodgers officially announced on the 19th (Korean time) "Kershaw has decided to retire after the end of this year" He is now ending his 18-year major league career.
In line with this, Kershaw will make his last appearance in the regular season against the San Francisco Giants at Dodger Stadium on the 20th.
Kershaw has suffered a number of injuries in recent years, but `I'll take off my uniform at any time if I decide I'm not helping the team"I burned my will to extend my active duty. Even after undergoing knee and toe surgery after the end of last year's season, he was immersed in rehabilitation, saying that he would surely succeed in reviving.
However, it seems that Kershaw went through rehabilitation and took the mound thinking this season was the last.
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This year is nothing short of an indication that it is the last season.
Kershaw is set to open spring training in Arizona in FebruaryHe re-signed Juss for a year and $7.5 million. He also added a roster bonus clause that receives a $1 million bonus every time he makes 13-16 starts, $2.5 million if he is listed on the active roster for more than 30 days, and $1 million each if he exceeds 60 days and 90 days. In other words, if he returned after the season and played a healthy role in the rotation, he could earn up to $16 million by receiving both $4 million in performance bonuses and $4.5 million in roster bonuses
As of this day, Kershaw has pitched 102 innings in 20 starts this season, recording 10 wins and 2 losses, 3.53 ERA and 71 strikeouts. All the bonus provisions have been met.
Kershaw returned on May 18 and was sluggish against the Los Angeles Angels with five hits, three walks and five runs in four innings, but he continued to be able to easily throw five to six innings as he improved his condition.
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MLB.com said `I don't know what role he'll play on the postseason roster, but he's seen as a key force in defending the World Series title.' `It was a season in which Kershaw would not push anyone away if he decided to continue his active career next year.'
Kershaw, who joined as the seventh overall pick in the first round of the 2006 draft, made his major league debut in 2008 and pitched 2,844 ⅔ innings in a career of 452 games, winning 222-96 with a 2.54 ERA and 3039 strikeouts, winning three NL Cy Young Awards (2011, 2013 and 2014) and one league MVP (2014). He has won five ERA titles, three strikeout titles and three multiple wins, respectively.
He was selected 11 times as an All-Star, especially this season, when he was recommended by the Commissioner as a 'legend pick' and appeared at the All-Star Game in Atlanta.
Although his postseason career ERA was 4.49 in 39 games, he pitched 11 ⅔ innings in two games against the Tampa Bay Rays in 2020, winning two games and posting a 2.31 ERA, and failed to participate in last year's World Series due to injury, but received enthusiastic support from LA fans in the celebration parade.
Kershaw will be eligible for the Hall of Fame in 2031, five years after his retirement, and is expected to enter Cooperstown with a nearly 100% approval rating in his first candidacy year.
As Kershaw, who is considered an active legend Big 3, announced his retirement, attention is also drawn to the future of Justin Verlander (San Francisco) and Max Scherzer (Toronto Blue Jays), who are older than him.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
