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Clayton Kershaw (38), the “legendary left-handed pitcher” of the Los Angeles Dodgers, may not start his career as a coach but as a commentator after retiring. Although it has not yet been confirmed, it is more likely that his first step will be with a microphone than live. First of all, there is news that after the World Baseball Classic (WBC) ended in March this year, talks are underway about joining the broadcast team for the 2026 season.
American sports media The Athletic and Front Office Sports said on the 29th (Korean time), “NBC Sports, which has secured the rights to broadcast “Sunday Night Baseball” and the playoffs from this season, has selected Kershaw as the core figure of the commentary team and is currently negotiating. The contract between the two parties is very close.” NBC Sports did not respond to this interview.
If a compromise is negotiated, Kershaw will reportedly join the Major League Baseball team broadcast via NBC and online video service (OTT) Peacock starting this season. The “selective participation” format, which is mainly active in top competitions or studio analysis, is the most powerful.
Kershaw is the “iron hand” who will end his gorgeous player career with the Dodgers winning the World Series in the 2025 season. From the 2008 season to the 2025 season, Kershaw only played for the Dodgers for 18 seasons, catching 3,052 with just three strikeouts. He was the first great player in the Dodgers franchise to surpass 3,000 strikeouts. In the final 2025 season, he participated in 23 regular season games (22 starts) and achieved 11 wins and 2 losses with an average ERA of 3.36. His career total is 223 wins and 96 losses in 455 games, with an ERA of 2.53. Kershaw’s final appearance as a Dodger was in Game 3 of last year’s World Series. In a critical situation with two outs and the bases loaded at the end of the 12th inning, Kershaw came on as a substitute and allowed no runs, winning the World Series. He has won 3 Cy Young Awards and 1 MVP (Best Player), and is expected to enter the Hall of Fame.
Many people in the baseball world observed that based on his outstanding baseball intelligence and leadership ability, he might immediately embark on the road of coaching, but Kershaw believed that family and time were important first, so he chose to meet baseball fans in the broadcast booth. Locally, the Dodgers’ home opener (against the Arizona Diamondbacks) will be held on March 26, so the images of the Dodgers’ championship banner raising ceremony and Kershaw’s debut as a commentator on that day are considered powerful.
It is reported that Kershaw is training for the World Baseball Classic (WBC) to be held in March this year. Although he has announced his retirement, he plans to participate in the WBC competition as an American player in order to increase the strength of the backup pitchers in the chasing team. During his time with the Dodgers, due to reasons such as Kershaw’s high price and insurance issues, he was not able to participate in the WBC once. However, due to his retirement, his shackles were lifted and he was able to participate.
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