r/baseball • u/amatom27 Philadelphia Phillies • Jul 03 '25
Video [Highlight] Full length video of Clayton Kershaw's 3000th career K
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u/thirdcoast1 Houston Astros Jul 03 '25
Just the 20th pitcher in history to ever do it. Crazy work.
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u/Travelling-Bob Jul 03 '25
Insane when you look up the list and Nolan Ryan is 1 with 5,714 Ks … just ridiculous
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u/jsu718 Texas Rangers Jul 03 '25
Nolan Ryan had 2000 strikeouts after he was Clayton Kershaw's current age.
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u/surfnsound Chicago White Sox Jul 03 '25
How many after the Ventura headlock though? I think we know what Kershaw needs to do.
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Jul 03 '25 edited 15d ago
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u/ThePretzul Dinger • Dumpster Fire Jul 03 '25
No, there were two outcomes.
The first was that Nolan Ryan would strike you out. The second was that if you dared to refuse to let him do that, he’d just bean you instead.
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u/El_Zarco San Francisco Giants Jul 03 '25
To quote Ryan, "Sometimes you just have to take control of the situation."
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u/realfakejames Los Angeles Dodgers Jul 03 '25
Nolan Ryan has MLB The Show numbers and it’s insane to me
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u/SEAGOATbestgirl Los Angeles Dodgers Jul 03 '25 edited Jul 03 '25
I did look at the game he got his 3000th K and its what I expect every Nolan Ryan loss looked like 4.1 IP 6 ER 7 BBs 6 Ks he pitched for 13 more years after that
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u/yoursweetlord70 Chicago White Sox Jul 03 '25
There are 4 pitchers in the 4,000 K club- Nolan, Randy, Clemens, Carlton. Nolan is 839 strikeouts ahead of 2nd place (Randy). The difference between 5th all time and 20th all time is less than 839 ks.
Basically all this means is that Nolan Ryan is insanely far ahead of the pack
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u/SEAGOATbestgirl Los Angeles Dodgers Jul 03 '25
he's also the all time walks leader(2795) and has ~1000 more than Steve Carlton who is #2
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u/surfnsound Chicago White Sox Jul 03 '25
Basically all this means is that Nolan Ryan is insanely far ahead of the pack
He also pitched over 1200 more innings than Randy. He's 5th all time in innngs pitched, Randy is 38th.
Not saying Nolan wasn't a beast, but Randy Johnson is by far the best strikeout pitcher ever.
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u/quattrocincoseis San Francisco Giants Jul 03 '25
If people haven't watched "Fastball" on Prime, go watch.
The memory of Nolan Ryan's dominance had faded, until I watched it.
So good for any baseball fan.
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u/jettasarebadmkay South Africa • Tri-City Chili… Jul 03 '25
And only the fourth lefty.
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u/PhoeniXaDc World Series Trophy • Los Angeles Dod… Jul 03 '25
And the third to do it with one team.
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u/According_One811 Arizona Diamondbacks Jul 03 '25
And the first named Clayton Kershaw
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u/4r4r4real Jul 03 '25
big if true
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u/sEiize_err Jul 03 '25
has anyone else done it 16 days before mercury goes into retrograde?
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u/mdb_la Los Angeles Dodgers Jul 03 '25
Believe it or not, all 20 did it exactly 16 days before Mercury went into retrograde...
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u/obsterwankenobster Cincinnati Reds Jul 03 '25 edited Jul 03 '25
There's... something... on.the.wing.
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u/nahs Los Angeles Dodgers Jul 03 '25 edited Jul 03 '25
And the first to remember the name
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u/asparagusbruh New York Yankees Jul 03 '25
Left handed people are the most discriminated group in human history
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u/Noimenglish Seattle Mariners Jul 03 '25
Not sure if you’re joking or not, but there is actually an element of truth to this. I shit you not, pre-toilet paper, people used their left hand to wipe, so left-handedness was viewed as unclean, or even cursed. You can see this cultural view in the story of Ehud the left handed man in the Bible and how his left-handedness gets inverted when he uses his left hand on the bad guy and the bad guy craps himself then dies.
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u/teamcrazymatt Minnesota Twins Jul 03 '25
Ehud is one of the most underrated badasses in the Bible. Uses what was culturally considered unclean to his advantage to assassinate an oppressive king, leaves because the king's attendants think the king is taking a shit, then goes on to be the longest-ruling judge of Israel.
(Judges 3:12-30, for the curious.)
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u/Noimenglish Seattle Mariners Jul 03 '25
So, not to hijack a baseball thread, but the king’s attendants don’t think he’s pooping; in the Hebrew, it reads the king was, “anointing his feet with oil.” A weird phrase, until you know that Biblical Hebrew only ever refers to testicles euphemistically as “upper thigh” or “feet”. The king then gets stabbed in the, “womb”, which is, again, a weird reference for a man.
The fat king was jerkin the magerkin and got stabbed in his “womb”, causing his bowels to release, which anatomically would align with getting nailed in the sciatic nerve (which runs through the back part of the groin). It’s a wild story.
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u/Treacherous_Peach Jul 03 '25
Google noodling says that's about the right ratio for the statistics of how many pitchers have been lefty vs righty over the history of baseball
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u/limeflavoured Miami Marlins Jul 03 '25
Which shows that lefties are about twice as common in baseball as in the general population.
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u/88T3_2 Tampa Bay Rays Jul 03 '25 edited Jul 03 '25
It's insane to think no one joined Walter Johnson as the second member until Bob Gibson nearly 51 years later, then 7 more in Perry, Ryan, Seaver, Carlton, Jenkins, Sutton, and Niekro all joined the club in just the next 10 years. 60s-80s pitchers were something else in terms of longevity and dominance, plus most of the multipurpose stadiums helping make pitcher-friendly environments and managers kept their aces into late innings.
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u/johnmflores Jul 03 '25
In 1974, 28% of starts were complete games. Modern pitchers pitch fewer complete games and fewer innings in their careers. Kershaw may be the last to join the club.
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u/Unhelpfulperson Durham Bulls Jul 03 '25
Kershaw also leads all active pitchers in CGSOs despite not throwing one since the Obama administration
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u/TonyzTone New York Yankees Jul 03 '25
But modern hitters strike out a lot. Tom Seaver hit 3,000 with a 190 K per 162 pace. Gerrit Cole is currently on a 241 K/162 pace. Clayton Kershaw did it with a 232 pace.
It really all comes down to longevity, and obviously being a good pitcher.
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u/blasek0 Phanatic • Baltimore Orioles Jul 03 '25
Cole and Sale both have a really good shot if they post a few more healthy seasons. Sale just hit 2500 and has the highest K% in history, more innings gets him there. Cole is a bit further back but prior to this elbow injury he's been a workhorse and had an elite K% himself, so 4-5 more seasons would probably get him there. After Cole, it gets very speculative.
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u/GoatPaco Atlanta Braves Jul 03 '25
Sale just went on the 60 day IL and he’s 36
Not looking great
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u/iamnotimportant New York Mets Jul 03 '25
to be fair his injury was ribs from diving, he's probably screwed for this year but it's not arm/shoulder stuff, he looks like he could pitch til 40
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u/blasek0 Phanatic • Baltimore Orioles Jul 03 '25
Sure, but he needs less than 500. That's two seasons and change for him. He might limp over it, but I've got faith he'll get over it.
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u/stormy2587 Philadelphia Phillies Jul 03 '25
There are guys like Skenes who could do it, if their careers are long enough and they stay healthy.
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u/limeflavoured Miami Marlins Jul 03 '25
60s-80s pitchers were something else in terms of longevity and dominance,
Its the overlap of the beginnings of modern medicine and sports science with an old school attitude to pitching.
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u/DogVacuum Cleveland Guardians Jul 03 '25
It’s still crazy that Greinke didn’t do it. But it’s such a Greinke thing to do.
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u/Bawfuls Los Angeles Dodgers Jul 03 '25
I’m still kinda annoyed that no mediocre team would give him like 10-15 starts last year to go for it. Bad teams used to do that kinda thing for the promotional value but now they all just want to cut costs to the bone.
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u/Elanshin More flair options at /r/baseball/w/flair! Jul 03 '25
I thought he didn't want to with some mediocre team and he only wanted to play with very specific teams if he wanted to play at all.
He just doesn't seem to care for these sorts of things.
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u/fps916 San Diego Padres Jul 03 '25
I'm annoyed people think it was due to lack of interest from teams not Greinke
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u/beezwhiz Kansas City Royals Jul 03 '25 edited Jul 03 '25
sure the royals made it to the postseason last year, but knowing they ultimately ended up losing to the yankees, i can confidently say i’d give up the october run for greinke to get 3000 K’s as a royal.
fuck it, i’m gonna start a “come back zack” campaign. the royals can sign him after the all star break. the royals play the white sox six more times, if he can’t get 21 more strikeouts between those games he can retire for real again.
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u/GoatPaco Atlanta Braves Jul 03 '25
Oh my goodness he’s at 2979? Only Greinke would stop that close
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u/Thromnomnomok Seattle Mariners Jul 03 '25
The most Greinke thing possible would have been to get to 2,999 K's in his final start, then immediately retire
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u/ownlife909 St. Louis Cardinals Jul 03 '25
Of that 20, he’s also only the third to do it in fewer than 3,000 innings pitched. The other two are Max Scherzer and Pedro Martinez.
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u/PaddyMayonaise Philadelphia Phillies Jul 03 '25
And likely the last
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u/LosHogan Toronto Blue Jays Jul 03 '25
It very well might be. Sale is 470 away at 36. He’s probably got close to 100 more in him this season so it’s not impossible. But looking at the list of active SO leaders I really can’t see anyone else that even has a shot. Pretty unbelievable.
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u/blasek0 Phanatic • Baltimore Orioles Jul 03 '25
Cole. He's not too far behind Sale and he's two years younger.
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u/apple_crombie Kansas City Royals Jul 03 '25
Meh, i can do that...
.. If i can get off this couch and lose 20 pounds
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u/FPG_Matthew Washington Nationals Jul 03 '25
What a rollercoaster of emotions in that inning
It’s awesome to get to witness history live. Glad he could do it in front of his home crowd, AND to end his outting. Man that’s cool to see
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u/GamerJosh21 Boston Red Sox • Mesa Solar Sox Jul 03 '25
Storybook stuff right there.
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u/Mediocre_Airport_576 Los Angeles Dodgers Jul 03 '25
I've never felt a crowd more anxious about every strike -- much more than playoff games I've been to. It was wild. Him needing to push that last inning and the murmurs about the empty pen, to him getting an ovation for just going out with 90 pitches for one more inning, to getting it on his last possible out to end the inning... perfection.
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u/12345CodeToMyLuggage Los Angeles Dodgers Jul 03 '25
Every two strike pop fly the audience let out a big "AWWWWW." We were starting to think it wouldn't be the game. And I moved mountains to be there, and can't attend his next outing. The relief when it happened. Man, the whole stadium went nuts.
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u/metaldrummerx Los Angeles Dodgers Jul 03 '25
I’m a little sad because I live in Milwaukee and would have gotten to see it in person next week but he 100% deserved to do it in front of the home crowd on his 100th pitch to end the inning and not in front of selfish little me lol still stoked I got to watch it on TV live tho
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u/Wyden_long New York Yankees Jul 03 '25
Love this shot with the tip of the cap. This generation’s best by far.
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u/SeattleMana Seattle Mariners Jul 03 '25
Even as an M's fan in a different league, when I think back to the 2010's he was the one pitcher I was constantly astonished by whenever I checked player stats. Seemed to always be putting up video game numbers, ERA in low 2's, high K's, high wins, and just dominating all around. Generally alone in his own category. Incredible career.
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u/imnotmarvin Chicago Cubs Jul 03 '25
Also nice when announcers can be quiet and let television fans enjoy the moment. Not sure how long that went on but glad they held through the cap tip.
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u/irishbigfoot Milwaukee Brewers Jul 03 '25
Was really hoping he’d get it on a curve, but that was a nasty backdoor slider
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u/dodgers129 Los Angeles Dodgers Jul 03 '25
The slider is honestly more fitting.
It’s the pitch the turned Kershaw into a GOAT.
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u/Robert_Bloodborne Arizona Diamondbacks Jul 03 '25
A lot of people forget that his slider is one of the most effective pitches of all time
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u/RightingTheShip Jul 03 '25
It's amazing that he came into the league with just the fastball and the charlie and dominated. Then years later he adds the slider.
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u/Routine-Cranberry391 Jul 03 '25
agreed, his curve has always been his more “iconic” pitch for sure, but he rly hit his peak once he dialed in the slider
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u/1ROYinHD1 Texas Rangers Jul 03 '25
the 99ovr 3k strikeout card in mlb the show gonna be crazy
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u/mus1CK_Rx World Series Trophy • Los Angeles Dod… Jul 03 '25
Im just hoping they make it super juiced. The last 3000 strikeout card they released with Scherzer back in 2021 was horrible.
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u/giantjensen Arizona Diamondbacks Jul 03 '25
Has Kershaw ever had a good card in the show though? His pitch mix doesn't bode well for that game. You need cutters, sinkers and velo
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u/bobobobobobobobobo3 St. Louis Cardinals Jul 03 '25 edited Jul 03 '25
He was insane in MLB 19. His 99 was available day 1 and had high HR/9 (essentially an attribute that artificially deflates exit velos), so he was extremely OP, especially in the first few months.
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u/DalekEvan Los Angeles Dodgers • Vin Scully Jul 03 '25
He’s workable. The slider is usually his primary and you need to get comfortable throwing it up. His best cards usually have mid nineties velo (fine), a sinker (good), and a change (fine).
I find the slider is the hardest pitch in the game to hit, so if you get good at throwing it, you can be successful.
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u/TimDuncanTimShootin Texas Rangers Jul 03 '25
He had a collection reward I believe years ago that was in rotations from day 1. I want to say 19
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u/NevermoreSEA Seattle Mariners Jul 03 '25
Have to imagine he's the last one we'll see for a long while.
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u/Dinobot2_ Boston Red Sox • Canada Jul 03 '25
I thought Chris Sale had an outside chance before he got placed on the IL.
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u/Bawfuls Los Angeles Dodgers Jul 03 '25
He is only a year younger than Kershaw and still has about 450 to go. Will be an interesting chase if he can recover from the rib injury
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u/mjs90 Los Angeles Dodgers Jul 03 '25
Greinke is gonna stop mowing lawns to get his last 21. Plz
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u/Sp_Gamer_Live T.C. Bear Jul 03 '25
fuck it, twins aint doin shit, come on down Zack
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u/Fuck_New_Reddit Los Angeles Angels Jul 03 '25
Angels will pay him more. We'll win 2 more games a year for a total of 77.
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u/AJRiddle Kansas City Royals Jul 03 '25
Only way it's happening anytime soon is if Greinke pulls a Mr. 3000
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u/willyfuckingwonka San Francisco Giants Jul 03 '25
Congrats to him, absolute legend. As much as I hate this fucker, pretty inarguably the best pitcher of his generation
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u/Joeydoyle66 Baltimore Orioles Jul 03 '25
I’ve basically grown up watching Him, Verlander, Scherzer, and Greinke dominate baseball. It’s awesome getting to watch almost all of them hit these milestones but it’s also sad that their all at the very end of their careers. (someone please sign Zack so he can get 3k I beg you)
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u/AJRiddle Kansas City Royals Jul 03 '25
someone please sign Zack so he can get 3k I beg you
I have a feeling he must not care that much since he didn't try to find someone who would let him. He definitely was good enough to be a reliever last year and I'm sure that was floated to him as an option.
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u/metaldrummerx Los Angeles Dodgers Jul 03 '25
You’re talking about someone who proclaimed they wanted to retire so he could mow lawns professionally lol Grenke I’m sure doesn’t have 3000k on his personal bingo card
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u/smellyunderpants Los Angeles Dodgers Jul 03 '25
If he signed with someone, he would get to 2999 and officially retire on the spot
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u/xtremelampshade Washington Nationals Jul 03 '25
For real, the Marlins or someone should sign him to get people in seats
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u/PalaceRule New York Mets Jul 03 '25
The Mets have been struggling on the mound recently…
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u/Skynetiskumming Los Angeles Dodgers Jul 03 '25
Athletics for sure
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u/_kona_ Los Angeles Dodgers • World Series T… Jul 03 '25
He and Fisher could bond over not paying extra for things
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u/E36E92M3 Seattle Mariners Jul 03 '25
As someone who grew up watching the same guys dominate, it pains me beyond belief that Felix Hernandez didn't stay healthy long enough to make this list
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u/0to100realquickk San Francisco Giants Jul 03 '25
I’d add Lincecum to the list even though the peak was short :(. Such a pleasure watching these guys go head to head.
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u/Gjallarhorn15 Boston Red Sox Jul 03 '25
A real shame things ended up as they did. Those 08 and 09 seasons were magic, and even beyond that he was fun to watch until the sudden collapse.
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u/Puzzled-Enthusiasm45 Houston Astros Jul 03 '25
It’s kinda sad to see that injuries have held him back in his late career, but he’s honestly in the argument for most dominant pitcher of all time. Might not have the counting stats of Johnson or Clemens but he’s got a peak like Koufax or Pedro.
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u/laplace_or_mine New York Yankees Jul 03 '25
from 2013-2016 averaging 29 starts per year he had a 1.88 era (195 era+), crazy to even think about
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u/fps916 San Diego Padres Jul 03 '25
His peak was objectively better than Koufax and I get flak for pointing this out fairly regularly
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u/Puzzled-Enthusiasm45 Houston Astros Jul 03 '25
I don’t doubt it. And he’s had way better longevity as well.
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u/Mediocre_Airport_576 Los Angeles Dodgers Jul 03 '25
Koufax earned the praise, but definitely gets bonus points for being a legend. Kershaw is the Dodger pitching GOAT imho.
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u/karatemanchan37 Seattle Mariners • Sickos Jul 03 '25
I think if Kershaw performed better in the playoffs in his early career, he would've been better than Sandy
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u/KlutzyValuable San Francisco Giants Jul 03 '25
Nah. I’m a lifer and I have mad respect for Kershaw.
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u/tc3590 San Francisco Giants Jul 03 '25
All respect to Kershaw from me. I don’t have to root for the Dodgers, or even the players on their team but I do have a lot of respect for a ton of them. Mookie, Freeman, Ohtani, Smith…all seem like good dudes.
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u/_Rizzen_ San Francisco Giants Jul 03 '25
Same. My ideal season always had Kershaw going 17-4, as long as those 4 losses were against the Giants. Did that ever happen? Lolno.
He's been proven to be such a stand-up guy, and what he did on the mound, so consistently, is worthy of only respect.
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u/froandfear Italy Jul 03 '25
I mean, him and Verlander. Hard to say either of them is inarguably better than the other.
Kershaw has the rate stats. Verlander has the volume.
Both have one MVP, three Cy Youngs, a pitching triple crown, and two rings.
It's actually pretty insane how similar their careers look from 30,000 ft considering how each of them got there. They'll likely end up within one WAR of each other.
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u/8d-M-b8 Jackie Robinson Jul 03 '25
Still in shock Muncy got hurt. What a rollercoaster of emotions.
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u/Alectheawesome23 New York Mets Jul 03 '25
That poor white sox player. They all must have been thinking “don’t let it be me, don’t let it be me, don’t let it be me”.
He’s a clip forever now lol.
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u/Mister-Wilhelm Chicago White Sox Jul 03 '25
Eh Vinny Capra doesn’t have much going for him career wise. I wouldn’t mind being the 3,000th K that’s a story to tell forever
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u/MyDearBrotherNumpsay Los Angeles Dodgers Jul 03 '25
Skip Schumaker was his first and he says Clayton always brings it up to mess with him. They’re buds.
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u/Alectheawesome23 New York Mets Jul 03 '25
Also we helped since Kershaw owns our asses lol.
Congrats to him though what an amazing pitcher.
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u/simiomalo Los Angeles Dodgers Jul 03 '25
Actually this is what makes him part of history and when all is said and done at least he is guaranteed to be remembered while so many others will be forgotten
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u/Luchador-Malrico Los Angeles Dodgers Jul 03 '25
Greatest pitcher of my lifetime
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u/Ok_Management_2695 Jul 03 '25
Verlander/Scherzer’s innings advantage + Kershaw getting injured every year post like 2019 have made this appear closer than it is from a total value/WAR perspective but anyone who was actually around to watch knows Kershaw was absolutely the best guy of the generation
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u/Borrum Vin Scully Jul 03 '25
For many years Kershaw’s career ERA was lower than Verlander’s best season. Think that fun fact only ended when Verlander posted that 2022 season.
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u/Luchador-Malrico Los Angeles Dodgers Jul 03 '25 edited Jul 03 '25
Verlander’s longevity and Cy Young performances in more recent years really helped his case, but no one dominated the entire decade like Kershaw did.
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u/Mike_Hawk_Burns San Francisco Giants Jul 03 '25
Pair that with one of the best 4 year stretches I’ve personally seen from a pitcher (up there with Randy Johnson) and it’s really hard to say that this guy isn’t the best pitcher of this generation. Anytime a team drew his name in the 2010s had to be sighing knowing it’d be a long day at the plate
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u/RightingTheShip Jul 03 '25
I'm old enough to have watched Maddux, Randy Johnson, Schilling, Pedro, and the few amazing years of Johan Santana. I've watched peak Eric Gagne and Trevor Hoffman and even Mariano. But for whatever reason, Kershaw has impressed me the most. Statistically, it probably doesn't make sense. But he pitched with the previous generation of greats that went 200+ innings and won 20 games and he pitched with the current greats that watched rotation numbers skyrocket and arms flame out quickly.
Maybe it's something about strattling two different eras that makes it more impressive.
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u/DrMaxUrban Philadelphia Phillies Jul 03 '25 edited Jul 03 '25
His like career averages are as good as, if not better, than like every other top pitcher from the last generations best season. The injuries make it seem closer, but he’s far and away the best pitcher of this/the previous generation
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u/Dinobot2_ Boston Red Sox • Canada Jul 03 '25
Damn that's a great pitch. Even before Smith's frame, it just gets the corner of the plate.
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u/ThisGuy6266 Boston Red Sox Jul 03 '25
Be quicker with the call ump.
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u/AthleticAlarm32 Los Angeles Dodgers Jul 03 '25
He's been slow-rolling every strike all night
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u/Issue_dev Los Angeles Dodgers Jul 03 '25
Do you blame him? 💀
Umpires have been getting torched all year for bad calls. I’d much rather have the ump think about it for a second than confidently make a bad call.
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u/Mediocre_Airport_576 Los Angeles Dodgers Jul 03 '25
He still slow rolled some bad calls, but nobody's perfect lol
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u/Mission_Pay_3373 Boston Red Sox Jul 03 '25 edited Jul 03 '25
We shit on umps when they get a call 1/2 an inch off the zone wrong and we'll shit on them if they can't call something correct quickly. These mf's can't win
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u/InaudibleShout New York Yankees Jul 03 '25
I felt like he want gonna call it until he remembered he’d be buried in the parking lot if he didn’t ring him up there
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u/eaarrl Los Angeles Dodgers Jul 03 '25
4th left-hander do ever do it. These sorts of things are probably never going to be seen again with the new pitching meta. Go Kersh. My favorite Doyer.
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u/Mr_Evil_Dr_Porkchop Boston Red Sox Jul 03 '25
Sale had the best chance but with his recent injury history, he may not get there
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u/milkmanbonzai Los Angeles Dodgers Jul 03 '25
Needed 100 pitches and 6 innings on the dot
(But now I'm worried Muncy is done for the year 😭)
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u/hoangdl Los Angeles Dodgers Jul 03 '25
Verlander, Scherzer and Greinke are in conversation for the best of their generation, but Kershaw is in conversation for the greatest of all time. He is at least Maddux tier.
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u/BladeRunner2022 Seattle Mariners Jul 03 '25
Man, I was in highschool when Kershaw deputed. It's been such a privilege to watch him pitch. One of the all time greats.
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u/kmhuey Los Angeles Dodgers Jul 03 '25
I had just got out of the Army. I've seen a lot of pitches from this man. Amazing feeling right now. The gummies don't hurt either. Lol
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u/superWH0lock Los Angeles Dodgers Jul 03 '25
He’s like my uncle who says things I don’t agree with, can’t stop rooting for my childhood hero!
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u/baribigbird06 World Series Trophy • Los Angeles Dod… Jul 03 '25
There will always be debate about who is the greatest pitcher of all time, but Clayton Kershaw will always be my GOAT who made me a Dodger fan all those years ago and sparked my love for the game.
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u/Pick6XPA San Diego Padres Jul 03 '25
Just watched history tonight. Glad I got to see it live
Last of his kind
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u/Trip4Life Philadelphia Phillies Jul 03 '25
It’s going to be weird once he’s gone. He made his MLB debut when I was 7, I’ll be 25 in one month. He’s kinda in the same tier as Lebron for me. Lebron literally stretches my entire sports memory, but save for 2006 and 2007 Kershaw been there the whole time as well.
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u/JustAcanthaceae497 Jul 03 '25
What an incredible milestone for Kershaw, only 20 pitchers have ever done it, and he's earned every bit of that legendary status. Even if you're not a Dodgers fan, you gotta respect his dominance over the last decade.
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u/ayasofya02 Toronto Blue Jays Jul 03 '25
What an accomplishment from one of the best to ever pitch. Roberts' reaction was absolutely gold too
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u/Atraktape Los Angeles Dodgers Jul 03 '25
He might have had one batter more at most after this so right on time.
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u/kevinball4115 Los Angeles Dodgers Jul 03 '25
Won't see it for another 3-4 decades. HoF highlight!
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u/bunglesnacks Jul 03 '25
Doubt we'll ever see it again. Starting pitchers only go like 5-6 innings these days.
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u/SpectreProXy New York Mets Jul 03 '25
The Dodgers were also the last team to witness one of their starters throwing their 3,000th strikeout when Max Scherzer did it in September 2021
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u/RunningonGin0323 Philadelphia Phillies Jul 03 '25
obligatory, fuck the dodgers but fuck me it warms my heart to see this for Kershaw after all the injury shit he's been through the past couple years
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