Photos: Kershaw’s road to 3,000

Clayton Kershaw’s Road by Clayton Kershaw at 3,000 stick withdrawals started in his very first match when he withdrew Skip Schumaker from the Cardinals of Saint-Louis on May 25, 2008.
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Clayton Kershaw made his major league debut and launched six heats against the cardinals of St. Louis at Dodger Stadium on May 25, 2008, withdrawing seven.

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Clayton Kershaw offers land during the first round against the Marlins on May 17, 2009 in Miami. Kershaw withdrew nine rounds in seven in seven.
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Kershaw celebrates sound without strike with his teammates against the Rockies on June 18, 2014. Kershaw withdrew 15 career threaders.
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Clayton Kershaw tips his cap after being removed in the fourth round against the Padres on October 4, 2015. Kershaw reached 300 stick withdrawals in a season in the third round.
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Clayton Kershaw falls on the ground after abandoning a Home Run at Cubs Anthony Rizzo in the fifth round of the NLC match 6 in Wrigley Field on October 22, 2016.
1 and 1 Clayton Kershaw arrives in the match for an appearance in relief against the Astros in match 7 of the World Series at Dodger Stadium on November 1, 2017 (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times) 2 Clayton Kershaw (22) launched a strike against the second second goal player from Astros, Jose Altuve (27) in the fourth round of the World Series match 1 at Dodger Stadium on October 24, 2017. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times) 3 and 3 Clayton Kershaw comes out Yuli Gurriel to end the third round for the astros of match 7 of the World Series at the Dodger Stadium on November 1, 2017. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times))) 4 Dodger fans applaud while the Clayton Kershaw launcher obtains a stick withdrawn against the Astros during the first round of the World Series match 1 at the Dodger Stadium on October 24, 2017. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)
Kershaw could not raise the dodgers in front of the astros in the 2017 World Series. He was discovered later than the Astros Trichaient.
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Clayton Kershaw famous after having removed the Adam Eaton from the Washington Nationals in relief to end the seventh round of the NLDS match 5 at the Dodger Stadium on October 9, 2019.

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Clayton Kershaw is launching ground against the Rays of Tampa Bay during the sixth round of the World Series match 5 in the Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas, on October 25, 2020.

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