{"id":34253,"date":"2025-02-14T20:52:27","date_gmt":"2025-02-14T20:52:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=34253"},"modified":"2025-02-14T20:52:27","modified_gmt":"2025-02-14T20:52:27","slug":"breaking-news-clayton-kershaw-believes-he-can-return-to-dodgers-sooner-than-expected","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=34253","title":{"rendered":"Breaking News: Clayton Kershaw Believes He Can Return to Dodgers Sooner Than Expected"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Clayton Kershaw told reporters he could be ready to pitch as early as the end of May or early June.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ktla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/05\/64766540e800c8.36552378.jpeg?w=2560&amp;h=1440&amp;crop=1\" alt=\"Clayton Kershaw to return to Los Angeles Dodgers: reports | KTLA\" \/><\/p>\n<p>He is expected to start the season on the 60-day injured list as he is recovering from two different surgeries he underwent this offseason.<\/p>\n<p>Once Kershaw is eligible to return from the 60-day IL, he believes he will be ready take the mound for the Dodgers for his 18th season with the team.<\/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=1890128277513335113&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fdodgersnation.com%2Fclayton-kershaw-believes-he-can-return-to-dodgers-sooner-than-expected%2F2025%2F02%2F13%2F&amp;sessionId=554363b716c7cbe93f995d520cbc2ffd40ad8ea7&amp;siteScreenName=dodgersnation&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1890128277513335113\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The Dodgers officially announced the signing of the 10-time All-Star Thursday and in a corresponding move transferred River Ryan to the 60-day IL.<\/p>\n<p>The Dodgers signed Kershaw to a one-year, $7.5 million deal. 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