{"id":30314,"date":"2025-01-30T21:57:37","date_gmt":"2025-01-30T21:57:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=30314"},"modified":"2025-01-30T21:57:37","modified_gmt":"2025-01-30T21:57:37","slug":"confirms-the-dodgers-have-just-made-a-decision-on-clayton-kershaws-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=30314","title":{"rendered":"CONFIRMS: The Dodgers have just made a decision on Clayton Kershaw&#8217;s future"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Clayton Kershaw\u2019s future with the Los Angeles Dodgers is still bright.<\/p>\n<p>The veteran, who will miss most of the first half this season, is expected to make a full recovery from multiple surgeries and return for the second half.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.krqe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/10\/670d997802a492.41509573.jpeg?w=2560&amp;h=1440&amp;crop=1\" alt=\"Kershaw says he plans to return to Dodgers for 18th season in 2025 | KRQE News 13\" \/><\/p>\n<p>General manager Brandon Gomes said in an interview on the\u00a0Baseball Isn\u2019t Boring podcast\u00a0that \u201cthe hope and expectation\u201d for the left-hander is to return in 2025.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cWe\u2019ve continued to talk with Kersh and the hope and expectation is that he\u2019s back with us this year,\u201d Gomes said. \u201cSeems like that\u2019s in a good spot.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>When Kershaw does return to the Dodgers, he will join a starting rotation that might be the best Los Angeles has ever seen. 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While he declined his $10 million player option for 2025 in November, many expected the veteran left-hander to return.<\/p>\n<p>During the postseason, the future Hall of Famer emphasized his desire to retire as a Dodger, further supporting the belief that he would re-sign with Los Angeles.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=dodgersnation&amp;dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1883365245361488226&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fdodgersnation.com%2Fdodgers-gm-provides-latest-update-on-clayton-kershaws-free-agency-in-2025%2F2025%2F01%2F29%2F&amp;sessionId=97b0c78a13b94451616f3f96079d7b77378ca852&amp;siteScreenName=dodgersnation&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1883365245361488226\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>A three-time NL Cy Young winner and the 2014 National League MVP, Kershaw is not only a Dodgers legend but also one of the most dominant pitchers of his era.<\/p>\n<p>He is destined for Cooperstown as a first-ballot selection.<\/p>\n<p>During his prime from 2011 to 2017, he recorded a 2.10 ERA and tallied 1,623 strikeouts over 207 starts. 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