{"id":123432,"date":"2025-11-21T07:56:28","date_gmt":"2025-11-21T07:56:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=123432"},"modified":"2025-11-21T08:02:41","modified_gmt":"2025-11-21T08:02:41","slug":"dodger-legend-reveal-clayton-kershaw-opens-up-about-the-exact-moment-he-knew-retirement-was-coming-sending-shockwaves-through-mlb-as-fans-and-analysts-reflect-on-the-career-of-one-of-the-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=123432","title":{"rendered":"DODGER LEGEND REVEAL: Clayton Kershaw opens up about the exact moment he knew retirement was coming, sending shockwaves through MLB as fans and analysts reflect on the career of one of the game\u2019s greatest pitchers and ponder what his exit means for Los Angeles\u2019 future..ll"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/scontent.fdad2-1.fna.fbcdn.net\/v\/t39.30808-6\/583926298_722567627523132_5651848153976340368_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_p180x540_tt6&amp;_nc_cat=101&amp;ccb=1-7&amp;_nc_sid=127cfc&amp;_nc_ohc=ei5ouQSe8WkQ7kNvwGKfU16&amp;_nc_oc=AdkhBQW5BHc92mjCbYNPZ9WCJqrch8zLUFgC-inf8ssDb_I3MRyPzGhkrva0FAkudkA&amp;_nc_zt=23&amp;_nc_ht=scontent.fdad2-1.fna&amp;_nc_gid=DYIqxwv80FVn7WCRjLUHgw&amp;oh=00_Afgh17h0tlW6Usp7rr3fxwwRmynDCx-LmXOuFwMDg0TGsQ&amp;oe=6925DEB5\" alt=\"C\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u00e0 h\u00ecnh \u1ea3nh v\u1ec1 v\u0103n b\u1ea3n cho bi\u1ebft 'lA G Dsmley CLAYTON KERSHAW DIDN'T JUST RETIRE HE WROTE THE PERFECT ENDING to A EGENDARY SCRIPT. WHEN A DYNASTY'S ANCHOR WALKS AWAY AT PEACE, THE WHOLE BASEBALL WORLD STOPS to HONOR THE SILENCE HE LEAVES BEHIND.'\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher\u00a0Clayton Kershaw\u00a0called it a career after winning his third World Series championship with the Dodgers in 2025, and revealed when he knew it would be his last season.<\/p>\n<div class=\"in-article-ad\">\n<div id=\"ub-banner1\" class=\"adsconex-banner\" align=\"center\" data-ad-placement=\"banner1\" data-google-query-id=\"CM6DzJLigpEDFauHpgMd-r8DAA\">\n<p>The southpaw announced his retirement in September, shortly before his final start at\u00a0Dodger Stadium just a few days later.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI knew I was done basically the whole season,\u201d\u00a0Kershaw said. \u201d I kind of went into this year thinking it was going to be my last one and didn\u2019t really say anything until the end and then going into the postseason definitely knowing it was my last one. What a way to end it, man, it was so special. I couldn\u2019t script it any better than that. It was just time, it was time to be done and I\u2019m at peace with that and I don\u2019t have to try to keep up anymore.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"in-article-ad\">\n<div id=\"div_ub_inpage20\" class=\"adsconex-banner-parallax\" data-ad-placement=\"banner20\">\n<p>Kershaw has spent the last 18 seasons with the Dodgers, and is sure to enter the Hall of Fame once eligible. He won an MVP, three Cy Youngs, a Gold Glove and three ERA titles with the Dodgers, making 11 All-Star Games in the process.<\/p>\n<div class=\"in-article-ad\">\n<p>He surpassed 3,000 strikeouts in 2025, a mark only 20 pitchers have reached, and was the active leader in ERA until his retirement. Kershaw is also the Dodgers\u2019 all-time leader in bWAR, with a total of 80.9 throughout his career.<\/p>\n<div class=\"in-article-ad\">\n<div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1837672\" data-uid=\"0da57\">\n<div id=\"mgw1837672_0da57\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"mgbox\" data-template-type=\"container\">\n<div class=\"mgheader\">\n<p>While perhaps their best pitcher of all time heads to retirement, the Dodgers are still in a solid spot without him. 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