A stream of Dodgers officials trotted across the slick grass at Great American Ball Park, bound for the bullpen near the right-field foul pole. Inside the bullpen, for the first time since July 16, Clayton Kershaw was throwing off a mound.
The audience included Manager Dave Roberts, pitching coach Rick Honeycutt and bench coach Bob Geren. Based on Roberts’ estimate, Kershaw threw 22 pitches, and offered another encouraging sign that he could play again for the Dodgers this season.
“I thought it was successful,” Roberts said. “With my own eyes, I thought the intensity was there. Very productive.