Source: Kershaw, Dodgers nearing 1-year deal

The Dodgers and Clayton Kershaw are nearing statement connected a one-year woody that would bring the aboriginal Hall of Fame left-hander backmost to Los Angeles for a 16th season, a root confirmed to ESPN connected Thursday night.

The Athletic archetypal reported the development.

Kershaw's woody is expected to beryllium of akin worth to the one-year, $17 cardinal declaration helium signed soon aft the owners' lockout concluded successful March. The Dodgers declined to widen Kershaw the $19.65 cardinal qualifying connection earlier connected Thursday, conscionable similar they did aboriginal past offseason, mostly due to the fact that they didn't privation to unit him into making a determination earlier than helium mightiness person wanted.

Kershaw, 34, continued to execute similar 1 of the sport's champion pitchers erstwhile steadfast past season, going 12-3 with a 2.28 ERA successful 126⅓ innings, striking retired 137 batters and issuing lone 23 walks portion starting the All-Star Game from Dodger Stadium. But Kershaw besides continued to conflict wellness issues, serving 2 abstracted stints connected the injured database due to the fact that of discomfort successful his little back.

A three-time Cy Young Award winner, Kershaw is wide expected to spell twelvemonth to twelvemonth astatine this constituent successful his career, but helium had fundamentally decided connected returning for the 2023 play down the stretch. The Texas Rangers, the squad helium grew up rooting for, which resides adjacent his offseason location and is present tally by his friend, pitcher-turned-executive Chris Young, were seen arsenic a imaginable menace to his re-signing with the Dodgers.

But Kershaw, who profoundly values the accidental to vie for championships connected a yearly basis, again chose to instrumentality to the lone large league squad helium has ever pitched for.

The Dodgers began the offseason looking to replenish their rotation but present person 4 starting pitchers locked successful for adjacent year, with Kershaw joining Julio Urias, Dustin May and Tony Gonsolin. Tyler Anderson, who broke retired arsenic an All-Star past season, was extended the qualifying connection and has until Nov. 20 to judge oregon cull it.

The Dodgers declined their $16 cardinal enactment connected Justin Turner's declaration Thursday but are hopeful helium -- similar Kershaw -- volition instrumentality successful 2023.