Clayton Kershaw is not just the ace of the Los Angeles Dodgers but also one of the best players in Major League Baseball today. We now look into the star studded ace.
Clayton Kershaw is not just one of the best pitcher in MLB but also one of if the best players in MLB. Clayton Edward Kershaw is the ace of the Los Angeles Dodgers. In 2014 he had a season that would go down in history. He had one of the best seasons that a pitcher could do. He went 21-3 while racking up 239 batters on K’s with a 1.77 ERA. He did this all in only 198.1 innings. On top of that, he pitched a dominant no-hitter before the All-Star game. A lot of people debated that he should start the All-Star game for the National League. Instead, the St. Louis Cardinals’ ace Adam Wainwright did. In the dominant no-hitter against the Colorado Rockies, he struck out a total of fifteen batters. The last batter he faced also fanned, too. After he sent down the last Rockies’ player on strikes, he did he signature celebration move. He raised both of his hands in the air while facing the crowd. He might not have known it at that time, but Clayton Kershaw would take home the most hardware than any other player in the 2014 offseason.
In the offseason of 2014, Clayton was given many awards for his dominating performance in 2014. His most famous award is the National League Most Valuable Player award. He was the first pitcher to do so in the National League since Bob Gibson. It was also no surprise when he also won the Cy Young Award, too. It was his third Cy Young Award in only four years. This Dodger superstar also won three Gibby Awards.
Clayton also had a .175 batting average. That is bad for an everyday player but amazing for a pitcher. He also got a triple. As you can see, there is no doubt that Clayton Kershaw is the best pitcher in the Major Leagues. Maybe someday he will be enshrined in to the National Baseball Hall of Fame.