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16 hours ago
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Former Dodgers Star Sends 6-Word Message After Clayton Kershaw's 3000th Strikeout
Former Dodgers Star Sends 6-Word Message After Clayton Kershaw's 3000th Strikeout originally appeared on Athlon Sports. Los Angeles Dodgers great Clayton Kershaw is officially in the history books, and former teammate Austin Barnes couldn't be any happier. Advertisement Kershaw became the 20th pitcher in baseball history to record 3,000 strikeouts, securing his spot with a sixth-inning punchout of Chicago White Sox third baseman Vinny Capra. The three-time NL Cy Young winner finished with three strikeouts in six innings. Unfortunately for Barnes, he wasn't the man behind the plate catching Kershaw's historic feat. Barnes joined the rival San Francisco Giants this month after 11 seasons and two titles with the Dodgers. "3K for my brother! 🐐🐐 crazy accomplishment," Barnes wrote on Instagram. Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Clayton Kershaw and catcher Austin Barnes in 2017Gary A. Vasquez-Imagn Images Barnes hit .223 with 35 homers and a .660 OPS over 612 plate appearances with the Dodgers. He became a fan favorite despite his lack of hitting and relatively sparse playing time—Barnes hadn't played more than 77 games in a season since 2018—in recent years. Advertisement The White Sox also honored Kershaw on social media, even if it meant ignoring the final score. "FINAL: Congratulations to Clayton Kershaw on 3,000 career strikeouts," the club wrote on X/Twitter instead of posting about the Dodgers' 5-4 victory. We'll see how many more highlights the 37-year-old Kershaw has left in him. He owns a 3.43 ERA and 32-14 K-BB ratio in 44 2 /3 innings for the first-place Dodgers. Related: 3 MLB Landing Spots for SP Luis Severino Before Trade Deadline Related: Shohei Ohtani Makes Home Run History in Latest Dodgers Win This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jul 3, 2025, where it first appeared.
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2 days ago
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Dodgers All-Star candidate Max Muncy out 6 weeks with knee bone bruise after ugly collision vs. White Sox
The Los Angeles Dodgers placed Max Muncy on the 10-day IL with a left knee bone bruise on Thursday, an injury he sustained in the same at-bat as Clayton Kershaw's 3,000th career strikeout. He later told reporters he expects to be out around six weeks. Muncy described his prognosis as a "best-case scenario," with no structural damage shown on his MRI: "It was tough news, but it was also great news. When you look at the play and the injury that could have happened, we possibly got the best case scenario. There's no structural damage in there which is huge ... The timetable still kinda sucks for me." With Kershaw one strikeout away from the exclusive club club, Chicago White Sox center fielder Michael A. Taylor was caught stealing and slid directly into Muncy's lower left leg. The impact left the 34-year-old writhing on the ground and holding his knee. Advertisement Muncy was eventually helped off the field by a trainer, with a pronounced limp. Dodgers broadcaster Orel Hershiser later told viewers that Sportsnet LA would not show replay of the injury because of how ugly it was, reporting that Muncy's knee appeared to bend backward. The Dodgers later announced that Muncy left the game due to left knee pain. Kershaw reached 3,000 strikeouts later in the at-bat, becoming the 20th MLB player to join the exclusive club. Muncy's injury took the air out of the Dodger Stadium crowd, but it still gave the southpaw a lengthy standing ovation between innings. Taylor left the game as well after a partial inning in the field, with the White Sox calling his injury a left trap contusion. The Dodgers won the game 5-4, walking off the White Sox with a three-run rally in the bottom of the ninth. Advertisement Dodgers manager Dave Roberts was optimistic about Muncy's outlook after the game, and it now appears he has avoided ligament damage, even though he is now out until at least mid-August. A serious injury for Muncy would have been a significant blow for the Dodgers, who have been working seemingly all season to not even get healthy, but perhaps more like 90%. Muncy has been good enough that he reached reach Phase 2 of the voting for the 2025 MLB All-Star Game before losing out on the NL third-base spot to San Diego Padres star Manny Machado. Despite not making it as a starter, Muncy has a solid case to make the game as a reserve. Advertisement Muncy turned a dreadful start to the season around after a trip to the eye doctor led to him adopting glasses at the plate. The results were like night and day: .194/.309/.301 and one homer in 29 games before the glasses, .286/.414/.553 and 12 home runs in 51 games after the glasses entering Wednesday. He just finished a month of June in which he ranked second in the majors in OPS at 1.113, behind only Juan Soto. With Muncy out, the Dodgers are looking at some combination of Kiké Hernández and Miguel Rojas at the hot corner, with top-100 prospect Alex Freeland still waiting in the wings at Triple-A Oklahoma City.
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3 days ago
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Clayton Kershaw reaches historic 3000, All-Star Game starters reaction + AL East drama
On Wednesday night, Clayton Kershaw made baseball history, becoming only the 20th pitcher in MLB history to reach the 3,000 career strikeout mark. The future Hall of Famer entered the night three strikeouts away from the milestone, and he reached the plateau in front of his family and the Los Angeles Dodgers' faithful fans. Advertisement Jake Mintz and Jordan Shusterman discuss the historical significance of this achievement by Kershaw and why it always felt inevitable that he would reach the mark. They also debate whether Gerrit Cole, Chris Sale or any other active starter might ever reach 3,000 strikeouts or if this could be the last time we see it happen in the game. Also on this episode of the Baseball Bar-B-Cast, Jake and Jordan react to the starting lineups for the American and National League All-Star teams, discuss the New York Yankees' continued struggles that now see them tied atop the AL East with the Toronto Blue Jays and answer some of your mailbag questions. The guys then make their weekly picks for The Good, The Bad & The Uggla. (1:57) - The Opener: Clayton Kershaw reaches 3000 (20:38) - BBQ Mailbag Advertisement (39:38) Around the League: AL East drama (52:57) - All-Star Game starters announced (56:57) - The Good, The Bad & The Uggla Photo by Katelyn Mulcahy/MLB Photos via Getty Images (Photo by Katelyn Mulcahy/MLB Photos via Getty Images) Follow the show on X at @CespedesBBQ Follow Jake @Jake_Mintz Follow Jordan @J_Shusterman_ 🖥️ Watch this full episode on YouTube Check out the rest of the Yahoo Sports podcast family at or at Yahoo Sports Podcasts
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3 days ago
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Dodgers All-Star candidate Max Muncy helped off field with knee injury, team 'optimistic' it's only a sprain
The Los Angeles Dodgers entered Wednesday hoping they would see history from Clayton Kershaw. They saw pain from Max Muncy first. With their future Hall of Famer one strikeout away from the 3,000-strikeout club, the Dodgers' starting third baseman went down with a painful-looking knee injury on a play on which Chicago White Sox center fielder Michael A. Taylor was caught stealing. Advertisement Taylor slid directly into Muncy's lower left leg, leaving the 34-year-old writhing on the ground and holding his knee. He was eventually helped off the field by a trainer, with a pronounced limp. Dodgers broadcaster Orel Hershiser later told viewers that Sportsnet LA would not show replay of the injury because of how ugly it was, reporting that Muncy's knee appeared to bend backward. The Dodgers later announced that Muncy left the game due to left knee pain. Kershaw reached 3,000 strikeouts later in the at-bat, becoming the 20th MLB player to enter the exclusive club. Muncy's injury took the air out of the Dodger Stadium crowd, but it still gave the southpaw a lengthy standing ovation between innings. Advertisement Taylor left the game as well after a partial inning in the field, with the White Sox calling his injury a left trap contusion. The Dodgers won the game 5-4, walking off the White Sox with a three-run rally in the bottom of the ninth. Dodgers manager Dave Roberts was optimistic about Muncy's outlook after the game. A serious injury for Muncy would be a significant blow for the Dodgers, who have been working seemingly all season to not even get healthy, but perhaps more like 90%. Muncy has been good enough that he reached reach Phase 2 of the voting for the 2025 MLB All-Star Game before losing out on the NL third-base spot to San Diego Padres star Manny Machado. Advertisement Despite not making it as a starter, Muncy currently has a solid case to make the game as a reserve. Muncy turned a dreadful start to the season around after a trip to the eye doctor led to him adopting glasses at the plate. The results were like night and day: .194/.309/.301 and one homer in 29 games before the glasses, .286/.414/.553 and 12 home runs in 51 games after the glasses entering Wednesday. He just finished a month of June in which he ranked second in the majors in OPS at 1.113, behind only Juan Soto. The Dodgers can only hope Muncy avoids a lengthy IL stint. In the meantime, they're looking at some combination of Kiké Hernández, Miguel Rojas and Hyeseong Kim at the hot corner, with top-100 prospect Alex Freeland waiting in the wings at Triple-A Oklahoma City.
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3 days ago
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Why Clayton Kershaw's 3000 strikeout milestone was especially 'cool'
Yahoo Sports senior MLB analysts Jake Mintz and Jordan Shusterman react to the Dodgers left hander becoming the 20th Major Leaguer - and just the fourth southpaw - to reach the mark. Hear the full conversation on the 'Baseball Bar-B-Cast' podcast - and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube or wherever you listen. View more Video Transcript He needed three more punches to become only the 20th player in MLB history to reach that mark. Advertisement He strikes out Miguel Vargas for 2,998, I believe in the second or the third inning, gets Lenin Sosa to swing over a curveball. Dave Roberts lets Kershaw come back out for the sixth inning, and he gets Vinny Capra looking. On a backdoor slider to reach 3,000. We've debated this before about what is the coolest version of the best kind of way to finish a World Series game, like what's the final out? Like, you don't ever get, or, or we've talked about it for like the first career hit, right? What is, what is an ideal first career hit? Cause sometimes it's just like a squibber and you beat out an infield hit. Advertisement And you have like a replay review, and it's like this was, well, maybe the slider isn't necessarily the pitch he is known for, but it probably should be, compared to the curveball when you consider how effective it's been even this late in his career and to get him looking to finish the inning, it was really, really, really cool. The Dodgers broadcast, this was perfect. The music in the stadium, the theater, Steven Nelson on the call. Handled it sublimely. Kershaw walks into the dugout, kind of hugs every single human being that's in there, which is always sweet and funny, like he hugs PK Hernandez for a long while, and then he like, you know, Dalton Rushing, thanks for the two games you caught me. Advertisement Thanks for showing up, big guy. Um, and then he comes back out, tips his cap, they play the music, he waves to the family. And then they continue on with the game. He is one of only three to reach 3,000 only pitching for one team, along with Walter Johnson and Bob Gibson. And that is where a moment like this becomes so special and carries so much weight because for a pitcher in particular, to stay in one place for this long and to be good enough for this long to get here is, amazing. And that is why he's one of the greatest of all time, and why his association with the Dodgers is tough to match in just all of baseball history in terms of player and team.
