Dodgers pitching icon Kershaw to retire after 18th MLB season | Sports

LOS ANGELES, United States, Sept 19, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - Los Angeles Dodgers pitching great Clayton Kershaw tearfully insisted he was "not sad" as he announced Thursday he will retire after the Major League Baseball season. Kershaw, a two-time World Series champion and three-time Cy Young Award-winner, has spent all of his 18 seasons with the Dodgers. He is scheduled to take the mound on Friday for his final regular-season start at Dodger Stadium when the team hosts the San Francisco Giants. "I'm really not sad," the 37-year-old said as he choked back tears at a Dodger Stadium press conference hours after the club revealed the news. "It's just emotional, and I've tried to hold it together." Kershaw's decision comes after...