The Dodgers are confident Clayton Kershaw can return to dominant form. And a corollary: Can he ever get back to being the brilliant and dominant Kershaw of old? “It gives me a chance to prove a lot of people wrong,” Kershaw told reporters after signing the extension. Kershaw re-signed with the Dodgers in early November on a three-year, $93 million extension that keeps him with the team through 2021. “I don’t think there’s any great pitcher who did it exactly the same way in their 30s as they did in their 20s.

Source: Washington Post March 18, 2019 15:33 UTC