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Yahoo
10-07-2025
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Dodgers' Clayton Kershaw joins elite club with 3,000th strikeout
The post Dodgers' Clayton Kershaw joins elite club with 3,000th strikeout appeared first on ClutchPoints. Clayton Kershaw has officially cemented his name into Los Angeles Dodgers and MLB history. On Wednesday night, the veteran left-hander recorded his 3,000th career strikeout, becoming the 20th pitcher in MLB history to hit the iconic mark. Advertisement The moment came in the sixth inning of a dominant outing against the Chicago White Sox, where Kershaw struck out Vinny Capra looking. This milestone adds another legendary chapter to a storied career that has been spent entirely with the Los Angeles Dodgers. According to Sean Fitzgerald of IdeaStream, in a post on X (formerly known as Twitter), Kershaw became just the third pitcher in MLB history to record 3,000 strikeouts with a single franchise, further solidifying his place in Dodgers lore. 'DOTTED ON THE OUTER EDGE OF THE PLATE FOR STRIKE THREE ON PITCH 100! HISTORY! MADE!! Kershaw is the 20th in baseball history to reach the marker, only the fourth lefty, and just the third of those 20 to record 3,000 strikeouts with one team.' Advertisement The MLB's official page also took to the platform, posting a clip of the moment the southpaw joined the illustrious club. 'CLAYTON KERSHAW 💪 3,000 CAREER STRIKEOUTS!' the caption read. The video shows pitch No. 100, perfectly placed on the outer edge of the plate, as Capra was frozen by history in motion. Kershaw now joins legends like Nolan Ryan, Randy Johnson, and Pedro Martinez in the exclusive Hall of Fame pitchers discussion. He's just the fourth left-handed pitcher to reach the milestone, trailing only Randy Johnson, Steve Carlton, and CC Sabathia in total career strikeouts among southpaws. His career ERA of 2.51 ranks among the best in the 3000-strikeout club. Advertisement At 37, Kershaw's longevity and resilience continue to inspire. After undergoing surgeries last fall, he returned in May and has steadily climbed the ranks. With 216 wins, three Cy Young Awards, and two World Series titles already under his belt, the 3000 strikeouts milestone only enhances an already first-ballot Hall of Fame resume. As MLB evolves and complete-game pitchers become rarer, Kershaw's accomplishment stands out. Among active pitchers, only Justin Verlander and Max Scherzer share this elite company. Few others are even close. Kershaw's 3,000th strikeout isn't just a number—it's a testament to nearly two decades of dominance, consistency, and class in a Dodgers uniform. Related: Clayton Kershaw sends message to fans after reaching 3,000 Ks Advertisement Related: Clayton Kershaw gets brutally honest on 'interesting' path to 3,000 Ks
Yahoo
07-07-2025
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Kershaw appreciates his latest All-Star Game selection while understanding its unusual circumstances
Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw throws against Chicago White Sox's Vinny Capra during the sixth inning to strike him out for his 3,000th career strikeout Wednesday, July 2, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian) Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw reacts after striking out Chicago White Sox's Vinny Capra during the sixth inning for his 3,000th career strikeout Wednesday, July 2, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian) Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw (22) tips his cap to the crowd after recording his 3,000th career strikeout against Chicago White Sox's Vinny Capra during the sixth inning of a baseball game Wednesday, July 2, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian) Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw (22) tips his cap to the crowd after recording his 3,000th career strikeout against Chicago White Sox's Vinny Capra during the sixth inning of a baseball game Wednesday, July 2, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian) Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw throws against Chicago White Sox's Vinny Capra during the sixth inning to strike him out for his 3,000th career strikeout Wednesday, July 2, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian) Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw reacts after striking out Chicago White Sox's Vinny Capra during the sixth inning for his 3,000th career strikeout Wednesday, July 2, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian) Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw (22) tips his cap to the crowd after recording his 3,000th career strikeout against Chicago White Sox's Vinny Capra during the sixth inning of a baseball game Wednesday, July 2, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian) MILWAUKEE (AP) — Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw appreciates his 11th career All-Star Game selection while acknowledging this one's a little different from the rest. The three-time Cy Young Award winner has made only nine starts this season but still got selected to the National League team as a Legend Pick by MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred, under a provision in the collective bargaining agreement. Advertisement 'You never take for granted getting to go to an All-Star Game, regardless of the circumstances,' Kershaw said Monday before the Dodgers played the Milwaukee Brewers. 'Obviously, I don't deserve to get to go this season. I haven't pitched very much.' This marked the first time Manfred made a Legend Pick for the All-Star Game since 2022, when Miguel Cabrera and Albert Pujols both received that designation. 'I didn't really actually know that was a thing,' Kershaw said. 'At the end of the day, it's weird, but it's cool, so I'm just going to enjoy it.' The honor comes less than a week after Kershaw recorded his 3,000th career strikeout, becoming just the 20th pitcher to reach that plateau. He's in his 18th season with the Dodgers, tying Hall of Fame outfielder Zack Wheat and shortstop Bill Russell for the franchise record. Advertisement The 37-year-old left-hander didn't make his season debut until May 17 as he worked his way back from toe and knee surgeries. He also had undergone shoulder surgery after the 2023 season. He owns a 4-0 record and 3.43 ERA with 32 strikeouts in 44 2/3 innings. 'I think it's mixed,' Kershaw said. 'I think there's some good and some bad. I think it's helpful to be able to get the reps, go back out and be able to feel OK in between starts to work on some stuff and try to figure out some things mechanically and pitch-wise and stuff. I'd say overall, I wouldn't say I'm happy, but I wouldn't say I'm disappointed, either. Just kind of right in the middle.' All these career milestones naturally lead to questions about Kershaw's legacy and future. Kershaw says he's just focusing on the here and now. Advertisement 'I don't know what's going to happen in the future,' he said. 'I really have no idea when it comes to the years beyond this one, so I'm just trying to enjoy it, trying to be part of a really good team this year. We've still got a lot to accomplish, and we still have October. It's really hard to look at stuff individually when you're trying to accomplish something as a team.' But he still appreciates this latest honor, no matter how he was selected. 'I'll never pass up that opportunity,' Kershaw said. 'It's a tremendous honor. Super thankful to get to go. Regardless of the situation or how I maybe snuck into the All-Star Game, it's pretty cool to get to be able to go.' ___ AP MLB:
Yahoo
07-07-2025
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Dodgers' Clayton Kershaw Makes History With 3,000th Career Strikeout
Dodgers' Clayton Kershaw Makes History With 3,000th Career Strikeout originally appeared on Athlon Sports. Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw is officially a legend. After an already stellar career with over 200 wins, a sub-2.60 ERA, 10 All-Star appearances and multiple World Series championships, the left-hander accomplished his most impressive feat on Tuesday night. Advertisement On a 1-2 count against Vinny Capra of the Chicago White Sox, Kershaw got the right-hander looking to join the exclusive 3,000 strikeout club. The Dodgers' ace is the 20th pitcher in Major League Baseball history to reach the milestone. The multiple-time Cy Young winner entered Tuesday night's game three strikeouts shy of the record and did not register a strikeout in the first two innings. He eventually got former teammate Miguel Vargas in the third inning, but then surrendered two runs, leading to a climactic sixth inning where he struck out Capra looking. Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Clayton Kershaw (22) acknowledges the crowd after striking out Chicago White Sox third baseman Vinny Capra (41) for his 3000th career strike in the fifth inning at Dodger Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images Kershaw is now the fourth left-handed pitcher in MLB history to reach 3,000 strikeouts, joining Steve Carlton, Randy Johnson, and CC Sabathia. He is just the second pitcher to achieve the milestone entirely with one franchise, following legends Walter Johnson and Bob Gibson. Additionally, he is also the third active pitcher to reach the mark, alongside Justin Verlander and Max Scherzer. Advertisement Kershaw began his career with the Dodgers as a 20-year-old rookie in 2008. His first strikeout came on May 25th in his first career start against Skip Schumacher, the leadoff hitter for the St. Louis Cardinals. He went on to notch seven strikeouts in his MLB debut and, 17 years later, may be the last to join the 3,000 strikeout club for the foreseeable future. If he had not done so already, Kershaw is now guaranteed to reach immortality as an eventual member of the MLB Hall of Fame. Related: Former Dodgers Champion Linked to Move to Mets Ahead of Trade Deadline This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jul 3, 2025, where it first appeared.
Yahoo
05-07-2025
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White Sox Fans Have Unexpected Reactions to Clayton Kershaw's 3,000th Strikeout
White Sox Fans Have Unexpected Reactions to Clayton Kershaw's 3,000th Strikeout originally appeared on Athlon Sports. It's hard to blame Chicago White Sox fans who fell asleep midway through Wednesday's game against the Los Angeles Dodgers, especially if they turned off the TV following Clayton Kershaw's 3,000th strikeout. Advertisement We also imagine they wouldn't have been too surprised to learn the last-place White Sox blew another game. The Dodgers rallied for three in the ninth to earn a walk-off, 5-4 victory on Kershaw's special night. Rather than post the final score on Twitter/X, the White Sox's social media admin took a different approach. 'FINAL: Congratulations to Clayton Kershaw on 3,000 career strikeouts,' the club wrote at 1:05 a.m. ET. Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Clayton KershawJayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images It's a harmless and cute post with nearly 500,000 views at publication. However, numerous White Sox fans blasted the team for celebrating Kershaw's achievement and failing to acknowledge the walk-off loss. Advertisement 'Too ashamed to post the final score,' one user wrote. 'Crazy social media team.' Added another: 'Didn't even want to put up the score. Just a congrats 😂' It's not the first time this season that a team has humorously avoided sharing the final score. The Colorado Rockies posted a meme from the infamous Bill Belichick and Jordon Hudson interview with CBS following a 21-0 loss in May. 'This is an embarrassing post,' an X user told the White Sox. Not all feedback was negative, though. Fans of both teams commended the White Sox for a 'classy' post recognizing Kershaw's entry into an exclusive club. Advertisement Others opted for a different stance. 'Ya blew the game then congratulated the opposition pitcher, this can't be real,' one fan complained. 'Who runs this page?' Related: Former Dodgers Star Sends 6-Word Message After Clayton Kershaw's 3000th Strikeout This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jul 3, 2025, where it first appeared.
New York Times
04-07-2025
- Entertainment
- New York Times
MLB logo patch from Clayton Kershaw's 3,000th strikeout jersey to be put into a baseball card
Clayton Kershaw became just the 20th pitcher in Major League history to reach 3,000 career strikeouts on Wednesday night, and on Thursday Topps announced that the MLB logo patch from the back of the jersey he wore as he did it will be going into a one-of-a-kind baseball card. The card is part of the Topps Dynasty Black brand, which began with cards bearing memorabilia from the game where Shohei Ohtani hit his 50th home run and stole his 50th base last season to become the first member of the 50/50 club. The Kershaw MLB logo patch card will be autographed and a redemption card for it will be sent in a randomly selected order of the print-to-order Topps Now card made to commemorate Kershaw's 3,000th strikeout. BREAKING: The game-worn MLB Logoman from Clayton Kershaw's 3,000th strikeout is going into a 1/1 Dynasty Black trading card. One lucky collector who buys the Topps Now base card will receive this 1/1 card with their order. — Topps (@Topps) July 3, 2025 League logo patches are arguably the piece of memorabilia put into cards that is most coveted by collectors. NBA, NFL, and MLB cards bearing these patches have sold for millions, including the Topps Dynasty Black card with the MLB logo patch from Ohtani's 50/50 game-used pants that sold at auction for $1,067,500 in March. That was nearly double the second most expensive Ohtani card ever. Ohtani's first million dollar card! Last night the 2024 Topps Shohei Ohtani Black Dynasty '50/50' Relic 1/1 sold for $1,067,500, a record price for any Ohtani card — Heritage Auctions Sports (@Heritage_Sport) March 30, 2025 Although this will only be the fourth Topps Dynasty Black card made to date (the previous three all included pieces of Ohtani's pants and batting gloves from the 50/50 game), the series has already established itself as the most exclusive in the sports card industry, since each card includes pieces of hall-of-fame-worthy items from historic milestone events. Advertisement Kershaw's most expensive publicly sold card to date was his 2006 Bowman Chrome Draft Picks Autographs Red Refractor (of which only five were made) with a BGS Pristine 10 card grade and 10 autograph grade, which went for $123,221.22 at auction in November of last year. This Topps Dynasty Black card is almost certain to sell for multiples of that if it reaches the secondary market. The Athletic maintains full editorial independence in all our coverage. When you click or make purchases through our links, we may earn a commission.
