Clayton Kershaw co-hosted a clinic for youth from the Dream Center on Saturday at Dodger Stadium.
Jimmy Rollins, SS
Howie Kendrick, 2B
Adrian Gonzalez, 1B
Justin Turner, 3B
Joc Pederson, CF
Yasiel Puig, RF
A.J. Ellis, C
Kiké Hernandez, LF
Brett Anderson, P
By Jon Weisman
Clayton Kershaw is back where he belongs.
With Washington right-hander Max Scherzer pitching today, the National League All-Star team has added Kershaw to its active roster for Tuesday’s game.
This is Kershaw’s fifth consecutive year on the All-Star Team, putting him in this company when it comes to consecutive years with All-Star appearances:
9 Pee Wee Reese (1946-54)
8 Roy Campanella (1949-56)
8 Steve Garvey (1974-81)
7 Gil Hodges (1949-55)
7 Duke Snider (1950-56)
6 Ron Cey (1974-79)
6 Sandy Koufax (1961-66)*
6 Jackie Robinson (1949-54)
6 Fernando Valenzuela (1981-86)
5 Don Drysdale (1961-65)*
5 Mike Piazza (1993-97)
5 Dixie Walker (1943-47)
*Note: There were two All-Star Games in 1961 and 1962.
Here’s Kershaw’s All-Star history:
- 2011: David Ortiz strikeout, Robinson Cano groundout, Alex Avila groundout
- 2012: Adrian Beltre groundout, David Ortiz single, Mike Napoli single, Curtis Granderson groundout, Asdrubal Cabrera walk, Ian Kinsler flyout
- 2013: J.J Hardy flyout, Mike Trout flyout, Dustin Pedroia flyout
- 2014: Adam Jones foul out, Josh Donaldson strikeout, Salvador Perez groundout
Total: Four innings, 0.00 ERA, 15 batters, two hits, one walk, two strikeouts.
Kershaw is joining Adrian Gonzalez, Yasmani Grandal, Zack Greinke and Joc Pederson to form the Dodgers’ first All-Star quintet since 1995.
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