Pleased thirty eighth birthday to 11-time MLB All-Star, three-time Cy Younger winner, five-time ERA title-holder and three-time World Collection champion, Clayton Kershaw!
Kershaw spent his total 18-year profession with the Los Angeles Dodgers, and for a lot of it, was often known as an unimaginable pitcher who by no means delivered within the postseason. From 2009-17, he posted the bottom ERA in all of baseball 4 occasions and the bottom within the NL 5 occasions, eclipsed 200 strikeouts seven occasions and in 2014 pulled off the uncommon double of taking house Cy Younger and MVP honors in the identical marketing campaign.
Regardless of his dominance in his prime he didn’t get a championship till 2020, however he closed out his profession with three rings in his ultimate 5 seasons regardless of a way more restricted position in 2025 and never pitching in any respect within the 2024 postseason.
Kershaw introduced his retirement on the finish of the 2025 MLB season, however he was a part of the 2026 World Baseball Basic workforce that fell to Venezuela within the championship sport.
Which brings us to immediately’s quiz. Kershaw is considered one of simply 30 pitchers in MLB’s Trendy Period (since 1900) to strike out 300 batters in a single season. What number of of these pitchers are you able to title in 5 minutes?
Good luck!
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