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Clayton Kershaw is tinkering with a changeup again. Is this the year he sticks with it?

PHOENIX — It’s become an almost annual tradition around Los Angeles Dodgers spring training. Clayton Kershaw will tinker with a changeup, hint at the possibility of incorporating it full time into his arsenal, then abandon the pitch once the games count. “Every spring I’ve been around, he’s always tried to at least get a feel for it so it’s an option,” third-year pitching coach Mark Prior said. ...
Clayton Kershaw of the Los Angeles Dodgers pitches during the sixth inning against the Cincinnati Reds at Dodger Stadium on April 28, 2021 in Los Angeles, California.

PHOENIX — It’s become an almost annual tradition around Los Angeles Dodgers spring training.

Clayton Kershaw will tinker with a changeup, hint at the possibility of incorporating it full time into his arsenal, then abandon the pitch once the games count.

“Every spring I’ve been around, he’s always tried to at least get a feel for it so it’s an option,” third-year pitching coach Mark Prior said. “Usually it runs its course.”

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