Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw has made his return to the mound in game action for the first time since undergoing surgery to repair the glenohumeral ligaments in his left shoulder last November.
Kershaw made his first minor league rehab start on Wednesday for the Dodgers’ Single-A affiliate, the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes. The Quakes faced the Inland Empire 66ers, who are the Angels’ Single-A affiliate. He has previously pitched multiple simulated games as he returns from his surgery. He pitched one simulated game from the Quakes’ mound, and another at Dodger Stadium.
Kershaw was removed after pitching three innings against the 66ers.