US EditionRetired Clayton Kershaw Joins Team USA for 2026 World Baseball Classic
Clayton Kershaw reversed retirement to pitch for Team USA in the World Baseball Classic after missing 2023 due to insurance issues related to a back injury.
- On Thursday, Clayton Kershaw agreed to join Team USA for the World Baseball Classic after announcing he would retire later this year; Team USA opens March 6 against Brazil at Daikin Park in Houston.
- Previously, Kershaw had committed to the 2023 Team USA roster but withdrew after failing to secure MLB insurance following a 2022 back injury.
- Despite his career milestones, Kershaw has not previously appeared in the WBC, even with a résumé including an MVP, three Cy Young awards, three World Series titles and 3,000 strikeouts.
- Given the staff's depth, Kershaw is more likely to be a bullpen option than a primary starter, joining Cy Young winners Paul Skenes and Tarik Skubal to strengthen Team USA's veteran depth.
- Kershaw, who will turn 38 two days after the March 17, 2026 finals in Miami, joins the sixth World Baseball Classic. The tournament runs in March.
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The historic left-handed champion with the Dodgers will dress for the first time in the United States uniform after leaving in 2023
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Independent EspañolCARY, North Carolina, USA (AP) — Clayton Kershaw still doesn’t leave the mound. Left-handed agreed on Thursday to join the US team for this year’s World Baseball Classic. Kershaw, who will be 38 years old two days after the March 17 championship game, announced last September that he would retire at the end of the season, his 18th in a rutilating race with the Los Angeles Dodgers. He won his third World Series title and finished with a record of…
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San Gabriel Valley TribuneClayton Kershaw to pitch for Team USA in World Baseball Classic
When the 2025 World Series ended, Clayton Kershaw was warming up in the bullpen, ready to enter the game in relief for the Dodgers if the extra-inning Game 7 continued. The game-ending double play seemed to end Kershaw’s career. But he’s not done yet. USA Baseball announced on Thursday that Kershaw will pitch for Team USA in the World Baseball Classic this spring. During an interview on MLB Network, Kershaw said he was contacted by Mark DeRosa, …
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