Clayton Kershaw began his first departure in eight months on a solid note. It was a little worse after that.
The longtime launcher of Los Angeles Dodgers made his debut of the season on Saturday after missing almost two months during the rehabilitation of several surgeries. Taking the mound against the Los Angeles Angels, Kershaw withdrawn the head striker Zach Neto with his brand cursor.
Then four of the following five angels reached the base, Matthew Lugo capping a three -point rally with a double RBI.
Kershaw ended his night with 5 strokes, 5 points, 3 balls on balls, 2 stick withdrawals and 83 throws (48 strikes) in four rounds. According to Baseball Savant, its fast four -seam ball was on average 89.2 MPH and completed 90.9 MPH.
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Dodgers lost 11-9 In a match in which the start -up launchers of the team and the enclosure of the lifts were struggling.
During the offseason, Kershaw signed with dodgers on an agreement of $ 7.5 million after a year undergoing surgery on foot and knee at the end of 2024. His 2024 season has also been abbreviated because the SouthPaw missed the first half while recovering from shoulder surgery, then missed the last month of the regular season and all season due to the foot problem.
Few teams would give this kind of money to a player who has simply not been effective or healthy since the regular season of 2023, but this is the value that Kershaw still has for dodgers. And now, with three members of their long -awaited rotation – Blake Snell, Tyler Glasnow and Roki Sasaki – already on IL, certainly hopes that Kershaw can at least be a coherent starting launcher.
Saturday was not the best start on this front, but that will probably not prevent the Dodgers from giving it a lot of time to do well.