Clayton Kershaw’s career with the Los Angeles Dodgers will officially last beyond his retirement.
The future Hall-of-Famer is joining the organization as a special assistant, according to MLB.com’s Sonja Chen. The specifics of his role with the team are reportedly up in the air, but he said he wants to continue contributing:
“I think I’ll be involved… I still want to be a part of the Dodgers, so if I can help in some small piece, I will.”
Kershaw played his final MLB season last year, winning a second straight World Series championship with the Dodgers. He did make a return to competitive baseball this spring, though, joining Team USA for the World Baseball Classic but not playing a game during the tournament.
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It was reported by The Athletic’s Andy McCullough shortly after the Dodgers’ seven-game victory over the Toronto Blue Jays that Dodgers president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman approached Kershaw about a role in their baseball operations department. Kershaw, who lives with his family in Dallas, turned it down, saying he didn’t see another full-time job in his future.
Clayton Kershaw isn’t done with the Dodgers.
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Instead, it appears Kershaw will now have two part-time jobs. In addition to the new Dodgers role, he is working as part of NBC’s new MLB crew this season. He made his broadcast debut at the Dodgers’ Opening Day win over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Thursday.
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Kershaw has been a member of the Dodgers organization since the team drafted him seventh overall in the first round of the 2006 MLB Draft. He retired as an 11-time All-Star, three-time Cy Young winner and former MVP, making appearances on three World Series-winning teams.
He is the club’s all-time strikeout leader with 3,052.
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