Clayton Kershaw is ready to call time on his 18-year Major League Baseball career, but the Los Angeles Dodgers pitching legend has work to do first.

Kershaw will make his final regular-season start at Dodger Stadium on Friday, and amid the emotion of his impending retirement he’s determined to make it count.

“This game matters for both teams,” Kershaw said of the clash with the San Francisco Giants, which comes with the Dodgers trying to lock up the National League West division title and take a step toward defending their World Series crown.

“Everybody’s still in it,” Kershaw said. “We’ve got to win these games. So it’s good to get this (announcement) out of the way.”

Kershaw said he knows the atmosphere at Dodger Stadium will be “heightened.”

“But I’ve got a job to do, so I need to

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