After 18 seasons, three-time Cy Young Award- winning Dodger pitcher Clayton Kershaw will retire at the end of this season, the team announced Thursday.
The 37-year-old southpaw will make his final regular season start at Dodger Stadium on Friday against the San Francisco Giants.
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Kershaw has been with the Dodgers for his entire Major League Baseball career. He is an 11-time All-Star and was the National League MVP in 2014. He won the National League Cy Young Award in 2011, 2013 and 2014.
Last month, he became one of only 20 pitchers in league history to record 3,000 strikeouts.
During his career, Kershaw has amassed a record of 222-96 with a 2.54 earned-run average, according to Baseball Reference.
This season, he as a 10-2 record with a 3.53 ERA.
He and his wife, Ellen, have four children, with a fifth on the way.
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