LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - AUGUST 29: Clayton Kershaw #22 of the Los Angeles Dodgers looks on before the game against the Colorado Rockies at Dodger Stadium on August 29, 2021 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Katelyn Mulcahy/Getty Images)
The fine people of Oklahoma City were treated to their most exceptional athletic display since the days of Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook on Tuesday night, as Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw hit Bricktown Ballpark in an effort to prove he wasn’t a cupcake after all.
Though there won’t be much of a runway for Kershaw to return to full-strength with the big-league club, he might be cleared for takeoff sooner rather than later.