There are no guarantees. Kershaw has now landed on the disabled list in each of the last three seasons. He dealt with a herniated disk in his lower back in 2016 and suffered a strained back muscle in 2017. This is the first arm injury of his career. Before Sunday, Kershaw explained, he had never even undergone a shoulder MRI.

Source: Los Angeles Times May 09, 2018 00:45 UTC