"It's a little bush league": Clayton Kershaw unhappy with timing of old highlight played during pregame
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Clayton Kershaw, the Los Angeles Dodgers' star pitcher, wasn't happy with the St. Louis Cardinals' pregame entertainment. Before Sunday's game, the Cardinals showed a video of Matt Adams hitting a home run off Kershaw in 2014.
Kershaw called it 'bush league' but pitched great, leading the Dodgers to a 7-3 win.
Kershaw calls out Cardinals' pregame video stunt
On June 8, 2025, the St. Louis Cardinals show a video before the game against the Dodgers at Busch Stadium. Video is the 2014 playoff moment when Matt Adams hit a 3 run homer off Kershaw and the Cardinals eliminated the Dodgers. Kershaw, 37, didn't like that old clip. 'I think it's a little bush league, but I'm not surprised by these guys,' he told reporters after the game, according to MLB.com.
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ven though the video got under his skin, Kershaw was calm and pitched well. He went 5 innings, gave up 1 run and struck out 7 to get his first win of 2025. The Dodgers scored 7 runs, including a big triple from Hyeseong Kim, to avoid getting swept. Their record improved to 39-27. Kershaw's great pitching showed he could handle the Cardinals' attempt to rattle him. The video might have motivated him to perform even better.
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he Dodgers are counting on Kershaw because many of their pitchers are injured in 2025. Important starters like Blake Snell, Tyler Glasnow, and Roki Sasaki are out with shoulder problems. Kershaw had a challenging first game this season after knee and toe surgeries, allowing five runs in four innings. But his game against the Cardinals showed he's getting stronger, with better control over his pitches.
The Dodgers have had 20 players on the injured list this year, 17 of them pitchers, so Kershaw's role is huge. He was a big player on Sunday and Dave Roberts called him a 'stopper' and a future Hall of Famer. He'll be important as they head into the Padres game.
With 36 wins in 65 games the Cardinals are another tough team that will make later games even more exciting. Kershaw's ability to turn an annoying moment into a great game shows why he's a team leader.
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