Clayton Kershaw already has a well -filled curriculum vitae to plead his clause when the time comes to vote for his enthronement to the renowned temple.
And what he is about to do this evening (Wednesday) will only add a page to this already expanded file, will start his departure against the White Sox of Chicago with in banks 2,997 withdrawals on career sockets.
This therefore leaves him only with three small stick withdrawals to become the twentieth MLB launcher to reach the 3000 plateau.
The last artilleryman to join the club was Max Scherzer, who did it in 2021, also in the Los Angeles Dodgers uniform. CC Sabathia and Justin Verlander crossed this CAP in 2019, more than a decade after John Smoltz.
However, this brand could have been reached long before 2025 in the case of Kershaw. Indeed, the latter ended the 2019 season with 2,464 withdrawals on sockets, leading the league three times in this chapter and reaching a summit of 301 stick withdraws in 2015. At this rate, the left -hander would have reached the 3,000 mark in 2022.
However, COVVI-19 pandemic resulted in a shortened 2020 season, which has slowed the pace somewhat. In addition, the man now 37 years old only made an average of 23 departures per year between 2021 and 2023 due to injuries. Not to mention its only seven departures in 2024 of its eight outings in 2025 so far.
Anyway, the feat will probably be achieved today by the three -time recipient of the Cy Young trophy, he who displays a file four victories against no setbacks with an average deserved points of 3.03, a whip of 1.190 and a WAR of 0.6 this year, proving that he can still launch this league.
The first launch is scheduled for 10:10 p.m. (Quebec time) at Dodger Stadium.
