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Dylan Hernandez: Clayton Kershaw, once dogged by injuries, has become the most dependable Dodger

Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Clayton Kershaw stares down at the ball before throwing the first pitch against the Angels n the first inning at Angel Stadium on June 20, 2023, in Anaheim, California.

LOS ANGELES — Before he walked out of the locker room in a pair of once-white sneakers colored by his two oldest children, Clayton Kershaw imagined how he would feel when he woke up on Wednesday morning.

"I mean, I don't feel like pitching tomorrow, for sure," Kershaw said with a smile.

Kershaw is now 35 years old. He doesn't recover the way he did when he broke into the major leagues, which, as Freddie

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