“Why is Clayton Kershaw on the list!”

Despite being in the twilight of his career, Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Clayton Kershaw enjoyed a solid regular season, finishing with an 11-2 record, along with a 3.36 ERA and 84 strikeouts.

Although he has proven himself One of the all-time greats of promotionKershaw is no longer one of the hottest arms in the Dodgers’ starting rotation, which is understandable because he’s now 37 years old, and skipper Dave Roberts has no shortage of quality talent at his disposal.

However, as the Dodgers revealed via X on Monday, Kershaw has made the NLCS roster for the 2024 World Series champions to face the Milwaukee Brewers.

In response, many fans felt the Dodgers made a mistake by including the veteran on the roster.

“Why is Kershaw on the roster!!!! It seems like the Dodgers don’t want to win.” one fan wrote

“Why is Kershaw on the list,” another fan commented.

“Looks like Kershaw is the one who’s going to eat at the appointed time, that is, the sacrificial mutton.” Another fan He replied

“Take off Kershaw,” another admirer He responded

“No disrespect, but I think Kershaw and Treinen are just taking up space.” Another fan to publish

Clayton Kershaw is hoping to end his legendary career with another World Series title

Since its debut in May 2008, Clayton Kershaw He went on to enjoy a tremendous major league career. Kershaw spent his entire 18-year career in Dodger Blue, earning eleven All-Star selections, an NL MVP Award, three NL Cy Young Awards, and numerous other notable honors.

Earlier this year, in September, Kershaw He announced he will hang up his boots at the end of the 2025 season. Having already won two World Series titles in 2020 and 2024, the southpaw is hoping to win the biggest prize in baseball once again before riding off into the sunset.

Clayton Kershaw celebrates with his teammates at Dodger Stadium after winning the 2024 World Series - Source: Getty — Clayton Kershaw celebrates with his teammates at Dodger Stadium after winning the 2024 World Series – Source: Getty

Heading into October, the Dodgers were the bookmakers’ favorite to come back and win it all again, and the NL West champions have certainly lived up to those expectations so far, making quick work of the Cincinnati Reds in the Wild Card Series before taking down the NL East champions Philadelphia Phillies in the NLDS.

Now, they face an even tougher test, as they face a Milwaukee Brewers team that finished the regular season with the best record in baseball.