ARLINGTON, TEXAS — Clayton Kershaw cut through the doubters, just like one of his curveballs through the strike zone.
One of the most accomplished pitchers in baseball history attained the achievement he had sought most, winning the World Series for the first time when the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Tampa Bay Rays 3-1 in Game 6 on Tuesday night.
Kershaw went 2-0 with a 2.31 ERA over 11u2154 innings in two starts, striking out 14 and walking three.
And he earned his title not far from his hometown of Dallas, with family and friends filling a ticket allotment supplemented with “nosebleed seats.