Kudos on an epic career and having your priorities in order.

https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/46305645/dodgers-clayton-kershaw-says-retire-season

Body didn't hold up quite as well as some but his sustained prime in the regular season is one of the best of the best. Arguably a cut above JV & Scherzer.

Inner Circle HOF

Min 1500 IP as a SP

Career ERA-
1. Kershaw 65
2. deGrom 66
3. Pedro 34
4. Walter Johnson 68
5. Lefty Grove 68
6. Ed Walsh 69
7. Al Spalding 69
8. Addie Joss 70
9. Roger Clemens 70
10. Mordecai Brown 71
11. Chris Sale 71
15. Cy Young 74
19 Sandy Koufax 75
22 Randy Johnson 75
24. Greg Maddux 76
28. Max Scherzer 77
33. Bob Gibson 78
34. Justin Verlander 78

Retiring while your wife is pregnant?

That seems like a huge tactical error.

Hard to know how to feel about this. I despise the uniform, but respect the man. Is that like saying love the sinner but hate the sin?

Oh and f the dodgers.

I just saw something that he chose #22 because Will Clark was one of his favorite players. Talk about cognitive dissonance.

My cousin was telling a story that 10 years ago when he was the catcher at Highland Park, he got to catch a "bullpen" for Kershaw when he was back visiting the new practice area.

My Mom that it was pretty neat that he got to play catch with Sammy Kershaw.

Different kind of GOAT altogether…

lifelong Dodgers fan here, we went to Fenway to see them play the Redstockings and my 11yo daughter and I got to hold a conversation with him as he was playing catch with his son. Good guy, very humble.

I don't know if this is true but I heard Clayton and Matt stafford were in highschool together same time and good friends. If so that's a pretty good story

Its true, Stafford came to his 3000 SO game and his last Start at Dodger Stadium