Dodger fans packed into Dodger Stadium on Thursday night, wearing jersey number 22 to honor the pitcher Clayton Kershaw, who announced his retirement after 18 seasons with the ball club.

Kershaw, the 37-year-old left-handed pitcher, announced he'll retire after the 2025 season. An 11-time all-star, he's spent all 18 years of his career wearing Dodger blue, a run of success not going unnoticed by fans.

"Having been born and raised in LA, it's like that's a very LA ride or die thing to do is start off as a Dodger and end as a Dodger and I think a lot of LA fans are really happy about that," said Rebecca Ceped, a Dodger fan.

Some fans remember the very first time they saw him take the mound back in 2008.

"Young, a lot of promise and it was he had a pretty good debut," said Myses Giron, an

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