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Aug 30, 2024; Phoenix, Arizona, USA; Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw (22) reacts after pitching change in the second inning during a game against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field. Mandatory Credit: Allan Henry-Imagn Images \/ Allan Henry-Imagn Images<\/div>\n
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While Los Angeles Dodgers fans rejoice because of the\u00a0Roki Sasaki<\/a>\u00a0signing,\u00a0MLB insider Mark Feinsand<\/a>\u00a0questions whether the organization will bring back Clayton Kershaw.<\/p>\n

Sasaki is L.A.’s up and coming star, but Kershaw is one of the greatest pitchers in Dodgers history. Kershaw declined his $10 million player option for 2025 in November, but the general consensus was the veteran southpaw would return.<\/p>\n

Feinsand believes the influx of talent to Los Angeles this winter has implications for a reunion with Kershaw.<\/p>\n

“On the Major League free-agent side, one question has to be asked: Is Clayton Kershaw\u2019s time with the Dodgers finished?” Feinsand wrote. “L.A.\u2019s rotation now features Yamamoto, Snell, Sasaki, Ohtani (who will return from a right elbow surgery this season) and Glasnow, with Gonsolin, May, Knack and Emmet Sheehan waiting in the wings. We have all assumed that Kershaw would be back with the Dodgers at some point, but given the glut of starting pitching on the roster, is there even room for him?”<\/p>\n

Kershaw, 36, battled a number of injuries throughout the 2024 season and was not able to compete in the postseason. After undergoing two surgeries this offseason, general manager Brandon Gomes provided a hopeful update on Kerhsaw’s recovery.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s continuing to heal and build up from the procedures he\u2019s had,\u201d Gomes said at the Winter Meetings. \u201cWe\u2019ll just stay in touch. As I said, I hope and our expectation is that Clayton will be back next year, and whenever he\u2019s ready, if we\u2019re fortunate enough to bring him back, we\u2019ll plug him in.\u201d<\/p>\n

The future Hall of Famer made it clear he\u00a0wanted to retire as a Dodger, further indicating he would return to Los Angeles next season.<\/p>\n

\u201cI just thought everyone kind of assumed and knew I was coming back. I didn\u2019t really think about it,\u201d Kershaw said during the playoffs after announcing he would play another season but not specifying for what team. \u201cI\u2019m going to be a Dodger.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Sasaki signing never seemed to have an influence on Kershaw’s fate in free agency. Another MLB insider, Jon Morosi, gave a\u00a0positive update on Kershaw<\/a>\u00a0earlier this month.<\/p>\n

“I think we all believe that assuming he comes back, and again, we expect that\u00a0he will be a Dodger for life,” Morosi said on MLB Network. “There is no open market about different teams calling, really, for Clayton Kershaw. No. 22 is gonna finish his career with the Dodgers.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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