Tag: Clayton Kershaw

Clayton Kershaw will take the mound to start for the National League in the 2022 All-Star Game on Tuesday night in Los Angeles. (Image: Mark J. Terrill/AP)

National League, Kershaw Slight Favorites in 2022 MLB All-Star Game

A hometown hero will be on the mound as the best players in baseball face off against each other at Dodger Stadium on Tuesday night for the 2022 MLB All-Star Game. FanDuel Sportsbook lists the National League as a slight -116 favorite over the American League (-102) in the Midsummer […]

Clayton Kershaw threw seven perfect innings against the Twins on Wednesday before manager Dave Roberts pulled him from the game. (Image: Bruce Kluckhohn/USA Today Sports)

Roberts Pulls Clayton Kershaw After Seven Perfect Innings, Dodgers Win 7-0

Clayton Kershaw retired the first 21 batters he saw against the Minnesota Twins on Wednesday afternoon, putting him within two innings of a perfect game. But Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts didn’t give the 34-year-old lefty the opportunity to finish the job. Roberts pulled Kershaw after seven innings of […]

Clayton Kershaw has re-signed with the Los Angeles Dodgers, the team he has spent his entire career with. (Image: Gary A. Vasquez/USA Today Sports)

Clayton Kershaw Stays in LA, Signs 1-Year Deal with Dodgers

Clayton Kershaw kicked off what should be a frenzy of free agent signings in Major League Baseball on Friday by signing a one-year deal with the Los Angeles Dodgers, according to multiple media reports. Kershaw had spent the first 14 years of his career with the Dodgers, and most experts […]

The Dodger gather around Clayton Kershaw en route to his second solid start in the 2020 World Series. (Image: AP)

Playing the Hot Hand: Picking the Dodgers to Win in Six

Before the 2020 World Series’ first pitch, I predicted the Dodgers would win in six. It wasn’t a tough call. The Dodgers were heavily favored, the best team in the COVID-shortened MLB regular season, and peaking at the right time coming back from a 3-1 deficit to a formidable Atlanta Braves […]

Clayton Kershaw will take the ball for the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 1 of the 2020 World Series against the Tampa Bay Rays. (Image: Robert Beck/MLB/Getty)

Dodgers, Kershaw Favored in World Series Opener vs. Rays, Glasnow

The most unusual MLB season in recent memory will conclude with one of the sport’s oldest traditions when the Los Angeles Dodgers meet the Tampa Bay Rays in the World Series beginning on Tuesday. The Dodgers enter the World Series as the consensus favorite and are also the pick to […]

Mookie Betts is one of several Dodgers stars among the favorites to win World Series MVP honors. (Image: Tom Pennington/Getty)

Who’s the Favorite to Win World Series MVP? Depends Who You Ask

In most seasons, a handful of superstars dominate the World Series MVP discussion. But with the star-studded Los Angeles Dodgers taking on the Tampa Bay Rays – a team that has made a point of not having big names on its roster – the race is wide open heading into […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers have scratched Clayton Kershaw from Game 2 of the NLCS against the Atlanta Braves. (Image: Gary A. Vasquez/USA Today Sports)

NLDS Game 2: Down a Game, Dodgers Scratch Clayton Kershaw from Critical Start

The heavily favored Los Angeles Dodgers dropped the first game of the National League Championship Series against the Atlanta Braves. Now, they’ll attempt to get back into the series without the help of their ace. The Dodgers scratched Clayton Kershaw from Game 2 of the NLCS, and will instead give […]

Cody Bellinger hitting a home run last at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, CA. (Image: John McCoy/Getty)

5 DFS Picks for Baseball’s Opening Day

Major League Baseball finally kicks off its shortened season tonight with two games as the Yankees travel to the Nationals, and the Giants head downstate to face the Dodgers. That will narrow our focus in DFS tonight, and we must keep an eye on the weather. Consider these players for […]