Clayton Kershaw
American baseball player
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| February 13 2025 | Re-signed with the Dodgers, marking his 18th season with the team and matching the longest tenure for any player in franchise history |
| 2023 | Clayton Kershaw publicly criticized the Los Angeles Dodgers for inviting the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence to receive a 'Community Hero Award' at their Pride Night event, stating their performance was offensive to Christians. He subsequently urged the team to accelerate plans for a 'Christian Faith and Family Day', which sparked controversy within the LGBT community. |
| September 23 2023 | Picked up his 210th win, passing Don Drysdale for second most wins in Dodgers franchise history. |
| May 2023 | His mother, Marianne Tombaugh, passed away. |
| April 18 2023 | Recorded his 200th career win against the New York Mets, becoming the third pitcher in Dodgers history to accomplish this feat. |
| April 30 2022 | Set the Dodgers franchise strikeout record by striking out Spencer Torkelson of the Detroit Tigers, surpassing Don Sutton. |
| 2020 | Won the World Series championship with the Los Angeles Dodgers. |
| August 20 2020 | Passed Don Drysdale for the second-most strikeouts in Dodgers franchise history. |
| 2017 | Made first World Series appearance with the Los Angeles Dodgers |
| 2017 | Became one of the highest-paid players in his league, alongside his high school classmate Matthew Stafford. |
| June 2 2017 | Achieved his 2,000th career strikeout, becoming the fifth-youngest player in major league history to reach this milestone. |
| 2016 | Clayton Kershaw made his sixth consecutive opening day start for the Los Angeles Dodgers, helping the team win 15-0 and marking the first time the Dodgers won six straight opening-day games. |
| October 2016 | Struggled in Game Six of the NLCS, allowing five runs in five innings and taking the loss as the Dodgers were eliminated from post-season contention. |
| October 2016 | Pitched seven shutout innings in Game two of the National League Championship Series against the Chicago Cubs. |
| October 2016 | Pitched in the National League Division Series, starting games one and four, and recorded a save in the clinching game five - his first professional save since 2006. |
| September 9 2016 | Rejoined the Dodgers' rotation after recovering from back injury. |
| August 3 2016 | Transferred to the 60-day disabled list. |
| July 20 2016 | Dodgers shut down Kershaw indefinitely due to continued back discomfort after a simulated game. |
| June 30 2016 | Placed on the 15-day disabled list due to back pain, with an MRI revealing a mild herniated disc. Received an epidural injection for treatment. |
| May 29 2016 | Reached 100 strikeouts while only walking five batters, setting a modern era record for the lowest walk total for a pitcher reaching 100 strikeouts. |
| May 12 2016 | Pitched a three-hit complete-game shutout against the New York Mets, striking out 13 batters. |
| 2015 | Continued partnership with CURE International, setting a goal to fund 100 surgeries at a hospital in the Dominican Republic. |
| December 2015 | Participated in an MLB expedition to Cuba, marking the first MLB visit since 1999 and helping to normalize US-Cuba relations. |
| October 13 2015 | In Game Four of the National League Division Series, earned a win on three days' rest by allowing one run and three hits with eight strikeouts in seven innings. |
| October 4 2015 | Became the 11th player in MLB history and first since Randy Johnson in 2002 to strike out 300 batters in a season, finishing with 301 strikeouts. |
| August 12 2015 | Picked up his 200th strikeout of the season, tying Hideo Nomo's 1995 record for fastest to that mark in Dodgers history at 156 innings and marking his sixth straight 200-strikeout season. |
| July 18 2015 | Struck out a season-high 14 batters in eight shutout innings against the Washington Nationals, becoming the first Dodgers starter with back-to-back games of at least 13 strikeouts since Chan Ho Park in 2000. |
| July 13 2015 | Shared NL Player of the Week honors with teammate Zack Greinke for the week of July 13–19 and won NL Pitcher of the Month for July. |
| June 1 2015 | Won his sixth career NL Player of the Week award for the week of June 1–7, allowing only two runs on 10 baserunners in 15 innings with 18 strikeouts in two starts. |
| May 15 2015 | Picked up his 100th career win against the Colorado Rockies, becoming the 22nd pitcher in Dodgers franchise history to reach this milestone. |
| May 10 2015 | Recorded his 1,500th career strikeout by striking out Drew Stubbs of the Colorado Rockies. |
| 2014 | Completed his historic fourth consecutive year leading MLB in ERA, an unprecedented achievement for a starting pitcher. |
| 2014 | Partnered with CURE International to raise funds for 170 children's surgeries and new medical equipment for a hospital in Lusaka, Zambia. |
| 2014 | Made his fourth straight opening day start for the Dodgers, playing at the Sydney Cricket Ground in Australia. |
| November 13 2014 | Elected as the National League MVP, becoming the first National League pitcher to win the award since Bob Gibson in 1968 and the first Dodgers player to win since Kirk Gibson in 1988. |
| November 12 2014 | Awarded his third Cy Young Award in four seasons, winning a unanimous vote. |
| September 2 2014 | Picked up his 200th strikeout of the season, marking his fifth consecutive year reaching this milestone. |
| July 2014 | Won the Pitcher of the Month award for the second consecutive month, going 4-0 with a 1.10 ERA and 48 strikeouts. |
| June 2014 | Won his third career Pitcher of the Month award, going 6-0 with an 0.82 ERA in June. |
| June 18 2014 | Pitched a no-hitter, becoming the 22nd Dodger to achieve this milestone. |
| June 18 2014 | Pitched a complete game no-hitter against the Colorado Rockies, striking out a career-high 15 batters with no walks, with only one baserunner due to a Hanley Ramírez error. |
| 2013 | Signed a record-breaking seven-year, $215 million contract extension with the Dodgers, becoming the highest-paid pitcher in MLB history at the time with an average annual value of $30.7 million. |
| 2013 | His father, Christopher George Kershaw, passed away. |
| November 13 2013 | Won the NL Cy Young Award for the second time in three seasons, becoming the sixth pitcher in history to finish in the top two in voting in three consecutive seasons. |
| September 2 2013 | Picked up his 200th strikeout of the season, marking his fourth consecutive season with at least 200 strikeouts. |
| July 2013 | Selected to the Major League Baseball All-Star Game for the third straight time. Compiled a 4-1 record with a 1.34 ERA in six starts, winning his second National League Pitcher of the Month Award. |
| May 14 2013 | Passed the 1,000 inning mark for his career, throwing 130 pitches (the most of his career and most by a Dodger pitcher since 2003). |
| April 17 2013 | Picked up his 1,000th career strikeout by striking out Yonder Alonso of the Padres, becoming the second youngest Dodger to reach this milestone. |
| March 2013 | Made his third straight opening day start for the Dodgers, becoming the first Dodger starter to do so since Derek Lowe (2005–2007). Pitched a complete game four-hit shutout and hit his first career home run. |
| 2012 | Returned to Zambia and launched 'Strike Out To Serve' charitable project, donating $100 for every strikeout to various charities. |
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