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Los Angeles Dodgers ace pitcher Clayton Kershaw may possibly presumably no longer pitch in the Dodgers’ season opener against the San Francisco Giants after occurring the injured list with relief stiffness, in accordance with Alanna Rizzo of SportsNet LA.
Rizzo also illustrious Dustin May per chance possibly per chance would resolve on the vulnerable’s tell.
Dodgers supervisor Dave Roberts told reporters that Kershaw wound himself in the burden room on Tuesday and that he did not have a timeline for the lefty’s return to the mound, per ESPN’s Pedro Moura.
Kershaw, 32, became once dazzling one more time in 2019, finishing 16-5 with a 3.03 ERA, 1.04 WHIP and 189 strikeouts in 178.1 innings (28 begins). But he one more time struggled in the postseason, going 0-1 in two appearances with a 7.11 ERA, bringing his career playoff ERA to 4.43.
These struggles were one part in the Dodgers failing to take their first World Sequence title since 1988 no matter seven straight trips to the postseason.
It is miles the one blemish on an in any other case remarkable, and creep Hall of Standing, career.
Kershaw is an eight-time All-Star, three-time NL Cy Young Award winner and the 2014 NL MVP, an incredibly uncommon feat for a pitcher. He has struck out 200 or more batters seven instances in his career—at the side of 301 strikeouts in the 2015 season—exceeded 200 innings five instances, led the Nationwide League in ERA five instances and became once a Gold Glover in 2011.
All that’s lacking from his legacy is a World Sequence title.
Nonetheless, he has no longer been a stranger to injuries since 2016, at the side of a shoulder ailment to starting up the 2019 season.
Kershaw is no longer the form of participant the Dodgers can replace, so getting him healthy and in a position to head will most seemingly be a high priority and have most important implications for his or her postseason hopes.
