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Clayton Kershaw is back, but Dodgers miss out on Justin Verlander

National League pitchers Clayton Kershaw, of the Los Angeles Dodgers, delivers a pitch during the 2022 MLB All-Star Game at Dodger Stadium on July 19, 2022, in Los Angeles.

SAN DIEGO — Last season, the Dodgers won 111 games. They had a Cy Young Award finalist. They boasted the best rotation earned-run average in Major League Baseball.

Still, as this offseason has progressed, their need for more starting pitching has been clear.

And while they did the expected on Monday morning, officially re-signing Clayton Kershaw to a one-year, $20-million contract on the first day of the league's winter meetings, they failed to pull off the

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