In sad news out of Dodger Stadium on Sunday, the Dodgers confirmed Clayton Kershaw’s mother, Marianne, passed away over the weekend. Ellen Kershaw actually revealed the news on Saturday at a dedication of a Dodgers Dreamfield in Inglewood, Calif.
Clayton was originally set to be at the dedication but Marianna passed away that morning.
“Clayton grew up with a baseball in his hand ready to play a game in a sandlot or on a ballfield just like this one on a moment’s notice,” Ellen Kershaw said on Saturday. “One person in particular cultivated that love in Clayton, his dear momma Marianne, who moved mountains to get him to baseball practice and games.