Photos by Ralph Doyle Just two days after the Dodgers eliminated the Brewers to clear the way for a second consecutive World Series

Among the many career accomplishments of Los Angeles Dodgers legend and future Hall of Famer Clayton Kershaw, who announced his intent to retire at the end of the current season on Thursday, is a pitching benchmark that he may prove even more elusive in the future. That benchmark is 3,000 strikeouts.

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The Dodgers are boasting as much high-quality rotation depth as they have entering October in quite some time.

Kershaw's draft slot. The Dodgers selected him with the No. 7 overall pick in the 2006 Draft out of his Texas high school. Evan Longoria and Andrew Miller are the only players selected ahead of Kershaw to have long and productive MLB careers. Either Kershaw or Hall of Famer Frank Thomas is the best player ever drafted with the No. 7 pick.

Nominees for the annual Players Choice Awards were revealed, with Shohei Ohtani and Clayton Kershaw representing the Los Angeles Dodgers. Ohtani is also one of six Dodgers who are up for the 2025 All-MLB Team.

Los Angeles Dodgers star Clayton Kershaw will pitch out of the bullpen in the NL Division Series against Philadelphia. Game 1 is Saturday.