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The Los Angeles Dodgers’ clubhouse is adjusting to a new reality this spring as Clayton Kershaw isn’t toeing the rubber to get ready for another season.
Following Kershaw’s decision to retire from Major League Baseball, Dodgers star Freddie Freeman spoke about the impact of not seeing the longtime ace around camp.
“It's going to be hard. It's like when I first got here, after one year, J.T. wasn't here anymore. It's weird seeing Dodgers legends not walk around the clubhouse anymore. What [Kershaw] meant to this organization, the game of baseball, it's pretty cool he's going to pitch for Team USA. I'm looking forward to watching him pitch.
“But it's definitely going to be weird not having number 22 walking around. But we'll see him here at the ring ceremony,” he said, per The Orange County Register.
For more than a decade with the team, Kershaw was the face of the Dodgers' pitching staff, helping in championship runs and setting the tone inside the clubhouse.
Kershaw wasn’t what he once was over the past few years and dealt with injuries, but there’s always value in having guys like that around. It wouldn’t be surprising to see the Dodgers struggle at times without him there, as wild as that might sound to some.
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