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The Los Angeles Dodgers have one of the best pitchers in baseball history still performing well on the mound. Clayton Kershaw has been around the league for nearly two decades, and he's seen a lot of players in his time.
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Just four days after entering the record books with his 3,000 th strikeout, Kershaw is now going to the All-Star Game for the 11 th time of his illustrious career, chosen by commissioner Rob Manfred as his “Legend Pick" in recognition of the Dodgers veteran.
The top five feature three Dodgers players: Ohtani, first baseman Freddie Freeman (No. 3), and shortstop Mookie Betts. Unsurprisingly, the club also includes New York Yankees captain Aaron Judge (No. 2) and Mets shortstop Francisco Lindor (No. 5).
If there was a Hall of Fame for remembering names, the 37-year-old left-hander would not be a first-ballot inductee.
Also random: Jeff Nelson (Mariners), Paul Quantrill (Yankees) and Mike Stanton (Yankees). It was a big year for AL setup men.
Clayton Kershaw became the latest member of MLB's exclusive 3,000-strikeouts club, painting the outside corner on Vinny Capra with a sixth-inning slider in a Los Angeles Dodgers walk-off victory at Dodger Stadium.
For example, Detroit Tigers left-hander Tarik Skubal is in the middle of a Kershaw-like run of dominance, having won the 2024 Cy Young and carrying his team to within a game of the American League Championship Series last year. But Skubal is already 28 and has 786 strikeouts.
Major League Baseball announced on Sunday the full rosters for the 2025 All-Star Game. This year's Midsummer Classic will be played on Tuesday, July 15 at Truist Park, the regular season home of the Atlanta Braves.