{"id":473876,"date":"2025-07-03T08:07:16","date_gmt":"2025-07-03T12:07:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/uncategorized\/clayton-kershaw-joins-the-3000-strikeouts-club-and-makes-history-with-the-dodgers\/"},"modified":"2025-07-03T08:07:16","modified_gmt":"2025-07-03T12:07:16","slug":"clayton-kershaw-joins-the-3000-strikeouts-club-and-makes-history-with-the-dodgers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/sports\/baseball\/clayton-kershaw-joins-the-3000-strikeouts-club-and-makes-history-with-the-dodgers\/","title":{"rendered":"Clayton Kershaw joins the 3,000 strikeouts club and makes history with the Dodgers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h3>\n\n\n<strong>LOS ANGELES<\/strong> \u2014 On a magical and unforgettable night at <strong>Dodger Stadium<\/strong>, the left-hander <strong>Clayton Kershaw<\/strong> wrote a new golden page in his illustrious career by becoming the <strong>twentieth pitcher to reach 3,000 strikeouts<\/strong> in the history of Major League Baseball, during the <strong>5-4<\/strong> victory of the <strong>Dodgers<\/strong> over the <strong>Chicago White Sox<\/strong>.\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">CLAYTON KERSHAW IS THE 20TH PITCHER TO REACH THE 3,000 STRIKEOUT CLUB! \ud83d\udcaa<br><br>(via <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MLB?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@MLB<\/a>)<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/AUUbshhiYC\">pic.twitter.com\/AUUbshhiYC<\/a><\/p>&mdash; FOX Sports: MLB (@MLBONFOX) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MLBONFOX\/status\/1940618261206651331?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 3, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>You may be interested in<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ab.deultimominuto.net\/deportes\/beisbol\/cuatro-dominicanos-seran-titulares-en-el-juego-de-estrellas-2025-de-grandes-ligas\/\">:Four Dominicans will be starters in the 2025 Major League All-Star Game<\/a><\/p>\n\n\nAt 37 years old and in his 18th season with the Dodgers, Kershaw achieved the milestone by striking out <strong>Vinny Capra<\/strong> with a slider on the outside corner, to close the sixth inning and lift the Los Angeles fans in an ovation that lasted more than six minutes.\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"ht\" dir=\"ltr\">KERSHAW PONCHE 3,000 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/SjJL9oU5YG\">pic.twitter.com\/SjJL9oU5YG<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Enrique Rojas\/ESPN (@Enrique_Rojas1) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Enrique_Rojas1\/status\/1940617685605536028?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 3, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cIt was overwhelming to feel that,\u201d an emotional Kershaw said. \u201cI don\u2019t have great words, except that it was really special.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"> An exclusive milestone<\/h2>\n\n\nWith this achievement, Kershaw joins a <strong>select group of barely 20 pitchers<\/strong> who have reached 3,000 strikeouts in the Major Leagues, and is only the <strong>fourth left-hander<\/strong> to do so, along with:\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Randy Johnson<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Steve Carlton<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>CC Sabathia<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\nAlso, he is the &#8220;third in history to achieve this with a single team&#8221;, along with:\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Walter Johnson<\/strong> (Senators)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Bob Gibson<\/strong> (Cardinals)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"> <strong>Kershaw&#8217;s Career in Numbers<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th><strong>Temporadas en MLB<\/strong><\/th><th><strong>Ponches totales<\/strong><\/th><th><strong>Equipo<\/strong><\/th><th><strong>Premios destacados<\/strong><\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>18 (2008-2025)<\/td><td>3,000+<\/td><td>Dodgers<\/td><td>3x Cy Young, MVP 2014, 2x campe\u00f3n mundial<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th><strong>Ponche hist\u00f3rico<\/strong><\/th><th><strong>Lanzamiento<\/strong><\/th><th><strong>Entrada<\/strong><\/th><th><strong>V\u00edctima<\/strong><\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>N\u00famero 3,000<\/td><td>Slider<\/td><td>Sexta<\/td><td>Vinny Capra (CWS)<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"> Game Details<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Final result:<\/strong> Dodgers 5, White Sox 4<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Decisive moment:<\/strong> Walk-off by <strong>Freddie Freeman<\/strong> in the ninth<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Atmosphere:<\/strong> Full stadium, tension and excitement in every pitch<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Strikeout 3,000:<\/strong> Arrived on the 100th pitch of the night<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\nDespite Kershaw not having his best repertoire, with an inconsistent slider, he knew how to work the counts and advance to the historical mark.\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cI didn&#8217;t throw so well tonight. The slider was terrible. But it was such a special night in every way,\u201d Kershaw admitted.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"> Will he be the last to achieve it?<\/h2>\n\n\nWith <strong>Max Scherzer<\/strong> (Blue Jays) and <strong>Justin Verlander<\/strong> (Giants) as the other assets in the club, there is no guarantee that any more pitchers will join soon. The closest, like <strong>Chris Sale<\/strong> (2,528) and <strong>Gerrit Cole<\/strong> (2,251), face obstacles due to age and injuries.\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"> Family, Legacy, and Gratitude<\/h2>\n\n\nKershaw achieved the feat with his <strong>family present<\/strong> in the stands. He especially thanked the fact that he had spent his entire career with the Dodgers:\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cThe Dodgers have also stayed with me. I am very grateful to be able to say that I spent my entire career here and that I will finish it here.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\nHis debut came in <strong>May 2008<\/strong>; 17 years later, his first strikeout of Skip Schumaker stood as the beginning of a career worthy of the <strong>Hall of Fame<\/strong>.\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"> Manager Dave Roberts&#8217; Reaction<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cIt takes a lot of tests, tribulations, surgeries, rehabilitation, frustration and tears to get to 3,000 strikeouts,\u201d Roberts said. \u201cClayton has checked all the boxes.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LOS ANGELES \u2014 On a magical and unforgettable night at Dodger Stadium, the left-hander Clayton Kershaw wrote a new golden page in his illustrious career by becoming the twentieth pitcher to reach 3,000 strikeouts in the history of Major League Baseball, during the 5-4 victory of the Dodgers over the Chicago White Sox. 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