If Clayton Kershaw wants to pitch for the Dodgers again, he will.
“Absolutely,” president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman said last month.
By the time Friedman spoke during his annual season-in-review news conference, he was already familiar with the severity of Kershaw’s shoulder problems, which required the 35-year-old left-hander to undergo a procedure on Friday to repair gleno-humeral ligaments and capsule in the joint.
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“I am hopeful to return to play at some point next summer,” Kershaw wrote on Instagram.
Friedman has already reiterated his long-standing position that if Kershaw wants to remain with the Dodgers, the organization will make it happen.