Having a pitcher like Clayton Kershaw in the clubhouse is never a bad thing.
The Los Angeles Dodgers’ future Hall of Famer not only makes the team better on the field, but he commands a certain level of respect in the clubhouse because of all that he has accomplished in parts of 17 big league seasons.
Second-year starter with the Dodgers, Yoshinobu Yamamoto, had an incredible quote about his left-handed teammate ahead of the team’s season-opener against the Chicago Cubs in Tokyo.
“First of all, I respect him — baseball-wise, of course, but also his humanity,” Yamamoto said.