Clayton Kershaw isn't going anywhere.
The eight-time All-Star agreed to a one-year deal to return to the Los Angeles Dodgers on Friday, pending a physical according to Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic.
The reported deal came down just one day after the Major League Baseball Players Association and MLB agreed to a new collective bargaining agreement, which ended the lockout.
When healthy, Kershaw continued to pitch like an upper-tier starter in 2021. He went 10-8 with a 3.55 ERA and 3.00 FIP in 22 appearances, per FanGraphs. He also averaged 10.65 strikeouts per nine innings, his best number since 2015.