Clayton Kershaw has twice approached free agency in his career and both cases elected to sign a contract extension with the Los Angeles Dodgers rather than reach the open market. The future Hall of Famer will soon find himself facing a similar decision.
Following the 2018 season, Kershaw and the Dodgers worked together on what eventually became a three-year, $93 million contract extension. They mutually agreed to push back the deadline for Kershaw to decide on his opt-out clause as negotiations were ongoing.
The opt out was part of a seven-year contract extension Kershaw signed in January of 2014.