{"id":26344,"date":"2025-02-16T02:12:07","date_gmt":"2025-02-16T02:12:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=26344"},"modified":"2025-02-16T02:12:07","modified_gmt":"2025-02-16T02:12:07","slug":"clayton-kershaw-on-the-verge-of-making-dodgers-history-with-franchise-record","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=26344","title":{"rendered":"Clayton Kershaw on the verge of making Dodgers history with franchise record!"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Clayton Kershaw is entering his 18th season with the Los Angeles Dodgers, putting him atop an exclusive list in the franchise history books next to Bill Russell and Zack Wheat.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Los Angeles, CA, USA; Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Clayton Kershaw (22) during the team’s 2024 World Series celebration at Dodger Stadium. \/ Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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When Clayton Kershaw\u00a0agreed to a new deal\u00a0<\/a>with the Los Angeles Dodgers this week, the veteran southpaw set himself up to make history.<\/p>\n

Kershaw has officially rejoined the Dodgers on a one-year, $7.5 million contract, passing his physical in spite of his toe, knee and shoulder surgeries. The 36-year-old left-hander, who made his MLB debut all the way back in 2008, will be on the roster in 2025.<\/p>\n

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That makes it 18 MLB seasons for Kershaw, all of which have come in Los Angeles.<\/p>\n

According to\u00a0MLB.com\u2019s Sarah Langs<\/a>, there are only two other players who have ever appeared in at least one game for the Dodgers in 18 separate seasons. Russell saw action every year from 1969 to 1986, while Wheat did so from 1909 to 1926 \u2013\u00a0when the franchise was still in Brooklyn.<\/p>\n

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