Clayton Kershaw won't pitch for the Dodgers in playoffs after big toe injury fails to heal
Clayton Kershaw won't pitch again this season for the Los Angeles Dodgers
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Clayton Kershaw, sidelined since late August with a toe injury, won’t pitch again this season for the Los Angeles Dodgers.
“This is it for Clayton for 2024,” manager Dave Roberts said Saturday before Game 1 of the National League Division Series between the Dodgers and San Diego Padres.
A 36-year-old left-hander, Kershaw is a three-time Cy Young Award winner and 10-time All-Star. He didn't pitch until July 25 after having offseason shoulder surgery. He went on the injured list Aug. 31 with a bone spur in his left big toe.
“Clayton has done everything he can to keep this thing moving forward and giving himself a chance to participate in the postseason,” Roberts said. “But where he’s at right now, physically, the foot, the toe just is not cooperating. It’s actually getting worse.”
