Clayton Kershaw Makes Decision on His Future

Every season, it seems, for the past few years, one of the biggest questions for the Los Angeles Dodgers is whether or not legendary pitcher Clayton Kershaw will retire or come back for another season. This year, as the team battles in the NLCS against the New York Mets, Kershaw, though he's sidelined in these playoffs, has saved us the off-season drama by announcing his intentions already:

"I'm gonna come back next year and give it a go and see how it goes."

- Clayton Kershaw on the pregame show pic.twitter.com/3C3GaW04IH
— Blake Harris (@BlakeHHarris) October 14, 2024

"I'm gonna come back next year and give it a go and see how it goes."

Kershaw hadn't pitched since the end of August due to a toe injury, and had to be shut down for the year a couple of weeks ago when it was nowhere close to getting better, but after having shoulder surgery last November, he doesn't want that to be wasted on just seven starts this season:

“Mentally, I feel great. I had shoulder surgery last offseason, and my shoulder and elbow, everything, my arm, feels great,” he said on the FOX pregame show. “Obviously, I had some tough luck with my foot this year, but I want to make use of this surgery. I don’t want to have surgery and shut it down. So I’m gonna come back next year and give it a go.”

The 36-year-old is a three-time Cy Young winner, a 10-time All-Star and a future Hall of Famer, with a career 2.50 ERA and a 212-94 record.