The Los Angeles Dodgers announced that Clayton Kershaw will retire at the end of the 2025 season.

The three-time NL Cy Young Award winner, 2014 NL MVP, and 11-time All-Star will make his final Dodger Stadium regular-season start on Friday.

"This is weird," Kershaw said with a chuckle during a news conference following the announcement. "Yeah, I'm going to call it. I'm going to retire ... I'm at peace with it. I think it's the right time."

The Texas native made his big league debut on May 25, 2008, with the Los Angeles Dodgers. He has been with the "Boys in Blue" for his entire 18-season MLB career. Kershaw won World Series championships in 2020 and in 2024, and his winning percentage tops all pitchers with at least 200 victories since 1900.

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