Kershaw will tie Zack Wheat and Bill Russell for the most years with the Dodgers franchise when he starts this weekend. He and Russell are the only players to log 18 seasons since the Dodgers moved to Los Angeles in 1958. Kershaw is the longest-tenured player on the current roster.

Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Clayton Kershaw is "excited and grateful" to make his 2025 season debut on Saturday, as noted to reporters during a Thursday chat (h/t ESPN's Aiden Gonzalez).

Austin Barnes, a two-time World Series champion with Los Angeles, was recently DFA'd to make room for a top prospect.