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Dodgers Pitcher Reacts to the Big Clayton Kershaw News

Dodgers fans aren't the only ones happy for a Clayton Kershaw return
Ryan Menzie|
Dodgers Pitcher Reacts to the Big Clayton Kershaw News
Dodgers Pitcher Reacts to the Big Clayton Kershaw News

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Although not official yet, the Dodgers have agreed to a one-year contract with their star pitcher Clayton Kershaw. The $20 million deal gives Kershaw another chance to win a World Series with the Dodgers, who were very vocal of bringing him back, and Walker Buehler can't be more excited to have him back.

Buehler missed the second half of the season after undergoing Tommy John surgery for the second time of his career. There's still no timetable for when Buehler will return to the lineup, but the thought of Buehler teaming up with Kershaw for another season is something Buehler won't take lightly. 

Kershaw is coming off his ninth All-Star appearance of his career with a 12-3 record and a 2.28 ERA. It's clear the three time Cy Young winner has plenty left in the tank for him after contemplating retirement this past season. 

It's hard to imagine a better story than to see Kershaw ride off into the distance with his second World Series championship to solidify the greatness displayed throughout his entire career. The World Series loss to the Astros hurt his legacy prior to finding out about the cheating scandal, but with a second championship on his resumé there will be no doubts to what he has done.

The Dodgers pitching unit struggled at the end of the season bouncing back from injuries, but if the Dodgers can put it together through the batting order once again they won't be a team to be messed with. All the injuries suffered in the Dodgers pitching unit should be just about 100 percent midway through the season. 

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Ryan Menzie
RYAN MENZIE

Ryan Menzie | Lead Contributor Ryan is an LA Native who has grown up praising the greatest athletes LA has had to offer. A love for sports ranging between basketball, football, volleyball and golf, a future Sports Management Masters graduate, and being engulfed into organized sports since seven years old, the passion and love for sports never ends for Ryan. If the words he writes don't paint the full picture of his true fandom, he will find more ways than one to tell the story and be more than willing to open up a nice LA sports debate with you. Favorite Player: Mookie Betts Favorite Moment: 2020 World Series. The Lakers won the NBA title and the Dodgers secured the World Series only a couple of months later. During such a rough time with COVID-19 and such a bleak look at how sports has tried to overcome the circumstances, it was a relief to see the night sky lit up for many nights and a makeshift parade in LA when it seemed like we needed it the most.

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