(CNN) — One of baseball ’s very best is set to hang up his cleats.

Clayton Kershaw, the three-time National League Cy Young Award winner for the Los Angeles Dodgers , will retire as a player at the conclusion of the 2025 season, according to the team.

The 18-year pro won two World Series rings with the club that drafted him seventh overall in the 2006 player draft. The Texan has spent his entire career with the Dodgers.

The left-handed hurler, winner of 222 games, is set to start again on Friday versus the San Francisco Giants at Dodger Stadium and will be expected to pitch during the upcoming postseason, as Los Angeles is expected to secure a playoff spot in the coming days.

“On behalf of the Dodgers, I congratulate Clayton on a fabulous career and thank him for the many moment

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