Clayton Kershaw’s last walk off the Dodger Stadium mound was everything you’d expect from a legend.
On Friday night, after an illustrious 18-year MLB career, the moment finally arrived. With one out in the fifth inning, following a strikeout in the final batter he faced, mirroring his first-ever batter faced at Dodger Stadium in 2008, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts stepped from the dugout. He paused along the third-base line, not quite ready to take the ball from his longtime ace. Everyone inside Chavez Ravine knew what was coming.
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The ovation began before Roberts ever reached the mound. Fifty-three thousand fans rose to their feet , a sellout crowd roaring in appreciation of 18 years of brilliance stitched i