Dave Roberts Gave The Stage To Clayton Kershaw To Start Dodgers Champagne Celebration

After a World Series that will unrecorded connected everlastingly successful shot lore, 1 of nan galore highlights we’ll retrieve is early Hall of Famer Clayton Kershaw ending his profession arsenic a champion.

After an impeccable 18 years, each successful Dodger blue, nan three-time National League Cy Young Award victor is hanging it up for good. Once his Dodgers pulled disconnected their miraculous comeback triumph to decorativeness an incredible bid and Game 7, Kershaw was understandably flooded pinch emotion arsenic he ran successful from nan bullpen to observe pinch his team. The axenic bliss continued arsenic he embraced his family connected nan field, past headed into nan locker room for a good deserved champagne celebration.

Dodgers skipper Dave Roberts handed retired bottles earlier he addressed his squad up of nan forthcoming shower. Before giving nan seal of support to popular nan bottles, he made an admirable move to springiness nan shape to Kershaw to commencement nan chaos himself successful his last clubhouse celebration.

“It’s an absolute grant to beryllium successful this clubhouse pinch you guys,” Kershaw said. “I emotion each azygous 1 of you. I can’t ideate a amended measurement to spell retired than to popular bottles pinch this group of guys. We’re back-to-back champs!”

The cleanable measurement to commencement nan ruckus.

Kershaw made 1 quality successful nan World Series, which came successful nan marathon Game 3 that lasted 18 innings. The seasoned vet sewage a immense groundout pinch nan bases loaded to extremity nan 12th inning for nan Dodgers. He did get loose successful nan bullpen during Game 7 arsenic nan crippled went into nan 11th inning, but Yoshinobu Yamamoto was capable to close nan doorway connected nan Blue Jays connected his measurement to becoming nan World Series MVP. Kershaw went 11-2 complete 22 starts pinch a 3.36 ERA successful his last season. He ends his profession pinch 223 wins, 3,052 strikeouts and a 2.53 ERA.

A storybook ending for an unthinkable career. Soak each that champagne up, Kersh.

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