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High school football: Friday's Week 0 scores, weekend schedule

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THURSDAY’S RESULTS

CITY SECTION

Nonleague

Granada Hills 22, Franklin 7
Huntington Park 34, Sylmar 14

SOUTHERN SECTION

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Nonleague

Orange Vista 20, Apple Valley 17
Ayala 28, Colony 14
Big Bear 40, Riverside Prep 0
San Gorgonio 31, Canyon Springs 24
Castaic 45, Adelanto 7
Cathedral City 42, Indian Springs 20
Cerritos 38, Buena Park 0
Chino Hills 20, Glendora 3
Costa Mesa 35, Magnolia 0
Heritage 8, Elsinore 3
Glenn 12, Bassett 8
Leuzinger 62, Kaiser 0
Barstow 20, Hesperia 12
Placentia Valencia 34, Katella 7
Damien 42, La Serna 21
Godinez 10, Loara 3
Maranatha 34, Lakeside 26
Mater Dei 42, Corona Centennial 25
Nogales 42, Miller 19
Perris 34, Bloomington 6
Fontana 20, San Bernardino 0
Los Amigos 46, Garden Grove Santiago 7
St. Bonaventure 38, St. Francis 7
Temple City 41, Whittier 22
Bishop Amat 49, West Covina 6
Central 38, Jurupa Hills 6
St. Genevieve 55, Ganesha 6

Intersectional

Buchanan 38, St. Pius X-St. Matthias 0

FRIDAY’S SCHEDULE

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CITY SECTION

Nonleague

Angelou at Marshall, 3 p.m.
Dorsey at Banning, 7:30 p.m.
Dymally at Palisades, 7:30 p.m.
El Camino Real at Kennedy, 7 p.m.
Fulton at Canoga Park, 7 p.m.
Garfield at Narbonne , 7 p.m.
Grant at Wilson, 7 p.m.
Hawkins at North Hollywood, 7 p.m.
Jordan at King/Drew, 7:30 p.m.
Locke at Manual Arts, 7:30 p.m.
Marquez at Legacy, 7:30 p.m.
Maywood CES at South East, 7 p.m.
Monroe at Chatsworth, 7 p.m.
Panorama at Los Angeles, 4 p.m.
Poly at Santee, 7:30 p.m.
Reseda at Jefferson, 6 p.m.
Rivera at Contreras , 7 p.m.
Roosevelt at Venice, 7 p.m.
Roybal at Verdugo Hills, 7 p.m.
South Gate at Lincoln, 7 p.m.
Taft at Eagle Rock, 7 p.m.
Van Nuys at Mendez, 7 p.m.
View Park at Belmont, 5 p.m.
Washington at Hollywood, 7:30 p.m.
Westchester at Arleta, 3:30 p.m.

SOUTHERN SECTION

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Nuview Bridge at Desert Chapel, 7 p.m.

Nonleague

Agoura at Oak Park, 7 p.m.
Alhambra at South El Monte, 7 p.m.
Alta Loma at Palos Verdes Peninsula, 4:30 p.m.
Antelope Valley at Brentwood, 7 p.m.
Aquinas at Oak Hills, 7 p.m.
Arlington at Western Christian, 7 p.m.
Arroyo Valley at Pacific, 7 p.m.
Artesia at Long Beach Cabrillo, 7 p.m.
Azusa at Duarte, 7 p.m.
Beaumont at San Jacinto, 7 p.m.
Beckman at Santa Ana Valley, 7 p.m.
Bellflower at Garden Grove, 7 p.m.
Bishop Diego vs. Salesian at Santa Barbara CC, 7 p.m.
Bolsa Grande vs. Savanna at Glover Stadium (Anaheim), 6:30 p.m.
Bosco Tech at Glendale, 7 p.m.
Burbank vs. San Dimas at Burbank Burroughs, 7 p.m.
Calabasas at Oxnard, 7 p.m.
Camarillo at Santa Barbara, 7 p.m.
Canyon County Canyon at Charter Oak, 7 p.m.
Claremont at Diamond Ranch, 7 p.m.
Compton Early College at Compton Centennial, 6 p.m.
Corona del Mar at Rancho Verde, 7 p.m.
Covina at California, 1 p.m.
Dana Hills at Anaheim Canyon, 7 p.m.
Desert Mirage at St. Jeanne de Lestonnac, 7 p.m.
Diamond Bar vs. El Dorado at Placentia Valencia, 7 p.m.
Don Lugo at El Rancho, 7 p.m.
Eastside at Rowland, 7 p.m.
El Modena at Thousand Oaks, 7 p.m.
El Segundo at Sierra Vista, 7 p.m.
El Toro at Tustin, 7 p.m.
Etiwanda at Grand Terrace, 7 p.m.
Firebaugh at Verbum Dei, 7 p.m.
Fountain Valley at Ocean View, 7 p.m.
Gabrielino at Century, 7 p.m.
Garey at Walnut, 7 p.m.
Golden Valley vs. Westlake at Canyon Country Canyon, 7 p.m.
Grace Brethren at Santa Rosa Academy, 7 p.m.
Great Oak at Vista Murrieta, 7 p.m.
Hart vs. Quartz Hill at College of Canyons, 7 p.m.
Hemet at Tahquitz, 7 p.m.
Riverside Hillcrest at Corona, 7 p.m.
Hueneme at California Military Institute, 7 p.m.
Inglewood vs. Villa Park at Coleman Stadium (Inglewood), 7 p.m.
Jordan at North Torrance, 7 p.m.
Jurupa Valley at Colton, 7 p.m.
Kennedy vs. Garden Grove Pacifica at Bolsa Grande, 7 p.m.
Keppel at Mountain View, 7 p.m.
King at Roosevelt, 7 p.m.
La Canada at La Salle, 7 p.m.
La Habra at Upland, 7 p.m.
La Mirada vs. Cypress at Western, 7 p.m.
La Sierra at Carter, 7 p.m.
Laguna Beach at St. Margaret’s, 7 p.m.
Laguna Hills at Aliso Niguel, 7 p.m.
Lakeside at Maranatha, 7 p.m.
Lancaster at Sultana, 7 p.m.
Leuzinger at Kaiser, 7 p.m.
Winchester Liberty at Temecula Valley, 7 p.m.
Loyola at L.A. Cathedral, 7 p.m.
Orange Lutheran at Gardena Serra, 7 p.m.
Marina at Westminster, 7 p.m.
Long Beach Millikan at Newbury Park, 7 p.m.
Pasadena Muir at Bonita, 7 p.m.
Murrieta Mesa at Tesoro, 7 p.m.
Murrieta Valle at Rancho Cucamonga, 7 p.m.
Norco at Cajon, 7 p.m.
Riverside North at Ramona, 7 p.m.
Northwood vs. Irvine at Portola, 7 p.m.
Norwalk at Montebello, 7 p.m.
Riverside Notre Dame vs. Banning at San Bernardino Valley College, 7 p.m.
Sherman Oaks Notre Dame at Downey, 7 p.m.
Oaks Christian at Chaminade, 7 p.m.
Orange at Huntington Beach, 7 p.m.
Oxnard Pacifica vs. West Ranch at Valencia, 7 p.m.
Palm Springs at Segerstrom, 7 p.m.
Palmdale at Monrovia, 7 p.m.
Paloma Valley at Temescal Canyon, 7 p.m.
Paramount vs. Santa Ana at Santa Ana Stadium, 7 p.m.
Pasadena at Cantwell-Sacred Heart, 7 p.m.
Pasadena Poly at Hoove, 7 p.m.
Pomona at El Monte, 7 p.m.
Portola at Long Beach Wilson, 7 p.m.
Redlands at Citrus Hill, 7 p.m.
Redlands East Valley at Vista del Lago, 7 p.m.
Rialto vs. Patriot at Rubidoux, 7 p.m.
Rio Mesa at Moorpark, 7 p.m.
Royal at Fillmore, 7 p.m.
Rubidoux at Desert Hot Springs, 7 p.m.
San Clemente at Chaparral, 7 p.m.
San Gabriel vs. Whittier Christian at Whittier College, 7 p.m.
San Jacinto Valley Academy at Temecula Prep, 7 p.m.
San Marcos at Knight, 7 p.m.
San Marino at Heritage Christian, 7 p.m.
Santa Fe at Pioneer, 7 p.m.
Santa Monica at Chino, 7 p.m.
Saugus at Buena, 7 p.m.
Serrano at Eisenhower, 7 p.m.
Shadow Hills at Indio, 7 p.m.
Sierra Canyon at JSerra, 7 p.m.
Silverado at Norte Vista, 7 p.m.
Sonora vs. Brea Olinda at La Habra, 7 p.m.
South Hills at Baldwin Park, 7 p.m.
South Pasadena at Schurr, 7 p.m.
St. Genevieve at Ganesha, 7 p.m.
St. Paul at Newport Harbor, 7 p.m.
Summit at Ontario Christian, 7 p.m.
Sunny Hills vs. Troy at Buena Park, 7 p.m.
Trinity Classical Academy at Vasquez, 7 p.m.
Valencia at Simi Valley, 7 p.m.
Valley Christian at Gahr, 7 p.m.
Valley View at West Valley, 7 p.m.
Victor Valley at Montclair, 7 p.m.
Western at Los Alamitos, 7 p.m.
Hacienda Heights Wilson at Los Altos, 7 p.m.
Woodbridge vs. Santa Ana Calvary Chapel at Irvine University, 7 p.m.
Workman at Nordhoff, 7 p.m.
Xavier Prep at Coachella Valley, 7 p.m.
Yorba Linda vs. Mayfair at Bellflower, 7 p.m.
Yucaipa at Corona Santiago, 7 p.m.

INTERSECTIONAL

Bell Gardens at Bell, 7 p.m.
Bernstein at Santa Paula, 7 p.m.
Boron at Bishop Montgomery, 7 p.m.
California City at Viewpoint, 7 p.m.
Calipatria at Desert Christian, 7 p.m.
Capistrano Valley at Honolulu Moanalua, 7 p.m.
Carlsbad at Lakewood, 7 p.m.
El Centro Central at Jurupa Hills, 7 p.m.
El Cajon Christian at Linfield Christian, 7 p.m.
Clovis West vs. Huntington Beach Edison at Clovis Buchanan, 7 p.m.
Crean Lutheran at Denver Mullen, 7 p.m.
Desert at Bishop Alemany , 7 p.m.
Dos Pueblos at Santa Ynez, 7 p.m.
Salt Lake City East vs. Servite at Orange Coast College, 7 p.m.
Foothill at San Diego Madison, 7 p.m.
Gardena at Crespi, 7 p.m.
Anza Hamilton at Mountain Empire, 7 p.m.
L.A. Hamilton vs. St. Monica at Santa Monica College, 7 p.m.
Harvard-Westlake at Cleveland, 7 p.m.
Hawthorne at Carson, 7 p.m.
Highland at Bakersfield Liberty, 7 p.m.
Honolulu Kamehameha at Warren, 7 p.m.
La Puente at Sotomayor, 7 p.m.
Henderson (Nev.) Lake Mead Academy vs. Granite Hills at Apple Valley, 7 p.m.
Littlerock at Rosamond, 7 p.m.
Las Vegas Mater Academy East at Rancho Christian, 7 p.m.
Mount Miguel vs. St. Anthony at Clark Field (Long Beach), 7 p.m.
Palm Desert at Brawley, 7 p.m.
Paraclete at Bakersfield Garces, 7:30 p.m.
Long Beach Poly at Folsom, 7 p.m.
Rancho Dominguez at Compton, 7 p.m.
Rancho Mirage at Honolulu Farrington, 7 p.m.
Saddleback at Tri-City Christian, 7 p.m.
San Juan Hills at Oceanside, 7 p.m.
San Pedro vs. Torrance at Zamperini Stadium (Torrance), 7 p.m.
Tehachapi at Ridgecrest Burroughs, 7:30 p.m.
Village Christian at San Fernando, 7 p.m.
West Adams at Morningside, 7 p.m.

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SATURDAY’S SCHEDULE

SOUTHERN SECTION

Nonleague

Capistrano Valley Christian vs. Arroyo at Aliso Niguel, 7 p.m.
Santa Margarita at Mission Viejo, 7 p.m.
Webb at Channel Islands, 5 p.m.
Yucca Valley at Arrowhead Christian, 6 p.m.

INTERSECTIONAL

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Hollywood (Fla.) Chaminade-Madonna vs. St. John Bosco at Fort Lauderdale (Fla.), 8 p.m.
Palos Verdes at Honolulu Iolani, 3 p.m.
Rio Hondo Prep vs. San Diego Parker at Kare Park (Irwindale), 7 p.m.

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Commentary: Will Klein isn’t surprised he saved the Dodgers’ World Series dynasty

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Commentary: Will Klein isn’t surprised he saved the Dodgers’ World Series dynasty

The day after he saved the Dodgers’ season, Will Klein was hungry. He ordered from Mod Pizza.

He drove over to pick up his order. The guy that handed him the pizza told him he looked just like Will Klein.

“You should just look at the name on the order,” Klein told him.

Chaos ensued.

“He actually started screaming,” Klein said. “He just started flipping out, which was funny.”

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Thing is, if it were two days earlier, the guy would have had no idea what Klein looked like. Neither would you.

On Oct. 26, Klein was the last man in the Dodgers’ bullpen, a wild thing on his fourth organization in two years, a last-minute addition to the World Series roster.

On Oct. 27, the Dodgers played 18 innings, and the last man in the Dodgers’ bullpen delivered the game of his life: four shutout innings, holding the Toronto Blue Jays at bay until Freddie Freeman hit a walk-off home run.

Dodgers pitcher Will Klein celebrates during the 16th inning of Game 3 of the World Series against the Toronto Blue Jays at Dodger Stadium on Oct. 27.

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When Klein returned to the clubhouse, Sandy Koufax walked over to shake hands and congratulate him.

That was Game 3 of the World Series. The Dodgers, the significantly older team, slogged through the next two games, batting .164 and losing both.

If not for Klein, that would have been the end. The Blue Jays would have won the series in five games, and there would have been no Kiké Hernández launching a game-ending double play on the run in Game 6, no Miguel Rojas tying home run and game-saving throw in Game 7, no Andy Pages game-saving catch and Will Smith winning home run in Game 7, no Yoshinobu Yamamoto winning Game 6 as a starter and Game 7 as a reliever.

There would have been no parade.

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When Klein rescued the Dodgers, he had pitched one inning in the previous 30 days.

“You can never take your mind out of it,” he said. “You’ve got to stay prepared. Something might come up, and you don’t want to be the guy that gets thrown in the fire and just burns.”

The Dodgers are not shy about grabbing a minor league pitcher, telling him what he can do better and what he should stop doing, and seeing what sticks. If nothing sticks, the Dodgers are also not shy about spitting out the pitcher and designating him for assignment.

In his minor league career, Klein struck out 13 batters every nine innings, which is tremendous. He walked seven batters every nine innings, which is hideous.

The Dodgers scrapped his slider, mixed in a sweeper, and told him his arm was so good that he should stop trying to make perfect pitches and just let fly.

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“A lot of times, pitchers are guilty of giving hitters too much credit, and hitters are guilty of giving pitchers too much credit,” said Andrew Friedman, the Dodgers’ president of baseball operations.

“Part of our job is to show them information that helps instill some confidence. I think that really landed with Will.”

In his four September appearances with the Dodgers — after a minor-league stint to apply the team’s advice — he faced 17 batters, walked one, and did not give up a run. That’s why he isn’t buying the suggestion that something suddenly clicked in the World Series.

“Things were incrementally getting better,” he said, “and then you add that to the atmosphere. It amplifies it to 100. All the prep work and mental stuff that I had been doing, I finally got a chance to shine.”

Said Dodgers manager Dave Roberts: “He’s done it in the highest of leverage. You can’t manufacture that. You’ve got to live it and do it. So, since he’s done it, I think he’s got a real confidence.”

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Dodgers pitcher Will Klein speaks during DodgerFest at Dodger Stadium on Jan. 31.

Dodgers pitcher Will Klein speaks during DodgerFest at Dodger Stadium on Jan. 31.

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Klein last started a game three years ago, at triple A. After making 72 pitches in those four innings of Game 3, did he entertain the thought that maybe, just maybe, he was meant to be a starter after all?

“No,” he said abruptly. “I hate waiting four or five days to pitch and knowing exactly when I’m going to pitch.

“When I did, the anxiety just built. I want to go pitch. I hate sitting there and waiting. That kind of eats at you. I like being able to go out to the bullpen and have a chance to pitch every day.”

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The Dodgers are so deep that Klein might not make the team out of spring training. Whatever happens, he’ll always have Game 3.

In the wake of that game, a fan wanted to buy a Klein jersey but could not find one. So the fan made one himself before Game 4, using white electrical tape on the back of a Dodger blue jersey. I showed Klein a picture.

“That’s cool,” Klein said. “That’s pretty funny.”

Dave Wong, a Dodgers fan living in San Francisco Giants territory, also wanted to buy a Klein jersey.

“They didn’t have a jersey for him,” Wong said.

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He settled for the Dodger blue T-shirt he found online and wore it to last Friday’s Cactus League game against the Giants, with these words in white letters: “Will Klein Appreciation Shirt.”

This, then, would be a Will Klein Appreciation Column.

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NBA player calls for Hawks to cancel their ‘Magic City’ strip club promotional night out of respect for women

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An NBA player has taken exception to an Atlanta Hawks promotional night, which is a nod to a famed strip club in the city. 

The Hawks have “Magic City Night” scheduled for March 16 against the Orlando Magic, but a player for neither team isn’t too fond of paying tribute to a strip club, which has been famed for its late-night stories involving athletes, celebrities and more. 

While the Hawks call it an ode to a “cultural institution,” San Antonio Spurs center Luke Kornet shared his displeasure in a letter posted on Medium. 

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Luke Kornet of the San Antonio Spurs reaches for the ball during the third quarter against the Brooklyn Nets at Barclays Center on Feb. 26, 2026 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City.  (Ishika Samant/Getty Images)

Kornet, a nine-year veteran and 2024 NBA champion with the Boston Celtics, called for the Hawks’ promotional night to be canceled later this month, saying that it is disrespectful to women to honor the strip club. 

“In its press release, the Hawks failed to acknowledge that this place is, as the business itself boasts, “Atlanta’s premier strip club.” Given this fact, I would like to respectfully ask that the Atlanta Hawks cancel this promotional night with Magic City,” Kornet wrote in his post.

“The NBA should desire to protect and esteem women, many of whom work diligently every day to make this the best basketball league in the world. We should promote an atmosphere that is protective and respectful of the daughters, wives, sisters, mothers, and partners that we know and love.”

The Hawks boasted about the theme night in its press release, including a live performance by famous Atlanta rapper T.I., a co-branded, limited-edition hoodie and even the establishment’s “World Famous” lemon-pepper chicken wings in the arena. 

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A general view of signage with the State Farm Arena logo on Nov. 14, 2025, outside State Farm Arena, in Atlanta, GA. (Erica Denhoff/Icon Sportswire)

“This collaboration and theme night is very meaningful to me after all the work that we did to put together ’Magic City: An American Fantasy’,” said Hawks principal owner, filmmaker and actor, Jami Gertz, said in a press release. “The iconic Atlanta institution has made such an incredible impact on our city and its unique culture.”

Kornet wrote that allowing the night to continue “without protest would reflect poorly on us as an NBA community, “specifically in being complicit in the potential objectification and mistreatment of women in our society.”

Kornet wrote that “others throughout the league” were surprised by the Hawks’ decision to have this promotional night. 

“We desire to provide an environment where fans of all ages can safely come and enjoy the game of basketball and where we can celebrate the history and culture of communities in good conscience. The celebration of a strip club is not conduct aligned with that vision,” he wrote. 

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Luke Kornet of the San Antonio Spurs defends against the Charlotte Hornets during their game at Spectrum Center on Jan. 31, 2026 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Jacob Kupferman/Getty Images)

The Hawks have seen good reception for the promotional night, as Tick Pick reported a get-in price was initially $10 for the game and has since skyrocketed to $94. 

Kornet is in his first season with the Spurs, his sixth NBA team, where he has played mainly in a bench role. He averages 7.1 points and 6.5 rebounds per game across 50 contests.

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Shaikin: Clayton Kershaw’s ‘perfect’ ending has one final chapter in WBC

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How do you improve on the perfect ending?

Clayton Kershaw stood in the desert heat Monday, wearing a far darker shade of blue than the Dodgers do. He does not need a medal, or a chance to fail. His election to the Hall of Fame will be a formality.

In his farewell year, the Dodgers won the World Series, becoming baseball’s first back-to-back champions in 25 years. He secured a critical out. He bathed in adoration at the championship rally, and he told the fans he would be one of them this year.

“I’m going to watch,” he hollered that day, “just like all of you.”

Four months later, he was back in uniform.

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He wore a dark blue jersey with red-and-white piping. As Team USA ran through its first World Baseball Classic workout, Kershaw participated in pitchers’ fielding practice and shagged fly balls during batting practice. He could have been home with his five kids, and instead he was rushing off the mound to take a throw at first base.

That November night in Toronto, as it turned out, was not the last time we would see him in uniform.

“Feels good,” he said Monday. “I wouldn’t put on a uniform for anything else. This is a special thing.”

He put the World Baseball Classic into red, white and blue perspective.

“It’s a bucket list thing for me,” he said.

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He is either self-deprecating or painfully honest about his capabilities right now, or perhaps a little of both.

The last World Baseball Classic came down to Shohei Ohtani pitching to Mike Trout. This one could come down to Kershaw pitching to Ohtani.

“I think, for our country’s sake, it’s probably better if I don’t,” Kershaw said.

Former Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw fields a ground ball during a workout at Papago Park Sports Complex on Monday.

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Never say never. Team USA planned to run a tremendous rotation of Tarik Skubal, Paul Skenes, Joe Ryan and Logan Webb, but now Skubal says he will pitch just once in the tournament. Skenes says he’ll pitch twice. Ryan says he won’t pitch in the first round, at least.

Kershaw might be needed beyond the role he was promised: save the team from using the current major league pitchers in blowouts or extra innings.

In 11 career at-bats against Kershaw, Ohtani has no hits. Kershaw won’t duck the assignment if gets it, but he considers it so unlikely he is happy to share his game plan publicly.

“It’s throw it, pitch away, play away, hope he flies out to left,” Kershaw said. “Don’t throw it in his barrel.

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“I can’t imagine, if it comes down to USA versus Japan, with the arms that we have, that I’ll be needed. But I’ll be ready.”

Kershaw’s average fastball velocity dropped to 89 mph last season, but he led the majors in winning percentage. He could eat innings for some team — maybe even the Dodgers, with Blake Snell and Gavin Stone all but certain to be unavailable on opening day.

Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw, right, celebrates with teammates after the Dodgers defeated the Toronto Blue Jays.

Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw, right, celebrates with teammates after the Dodgers defeated the Toronto Blue Jays for the 2025 World Series title.

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But, even with his success last year and even with the joy of wearing a uniform once again, he insists he isn’t interested in pitching beyond the WBC.

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“I don’t want to,” he said. “You can’t end it better than I did last year. I had a great time last year. It was an absolute blast and honor to be on that team. I think that was the perfect way to end it. Honestly, I don’t know if I would have enough in the tank to pitch for a full season again. I’m really at peace with that decision.

“This is kind of a weird one-off thing, but you can’t really turn down this opportunity. It wasn’t easy to get ready for this, with no motivation for a season, but I actually am in a pretty good spot with my arm. I’ll be fine. If they need me, I’ll be ready.”

Kershaw said he has kept in touch with his old Dodgers teammates, with some connecting on video calls from the weight room or clubhouse at Camelback Ranch. He arrived in the Phoenix area two days before the workout, but he skipped a trip to Camelback Ranch.

“I’ve thought about it,” he said. “I miss the guys. I think it’s probably just better, at least for this first year, for me mentally to just stay away, just for spring training.”

Kershaw said he would be at Dodger Stadium for the championship ring ceremony March 27.

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He is content with what he calls “Dad life.” He and his wife, Ellen, just welcomed their fifth child, and Dad life includes lots of shuttles to baseball and basketball practice.

“I run an Uber service,” Kershaw said.

This wouldn’t be a Dodgers story these days without some reference to the team’s big spending so, for what it’s worth, Kershaw spent some time Tuesday chatting with Skubal, who will be the grand prize on the free-agent market next winter, or whenever the likely lockout might end.

That’s a rational explanation, Kershaw says, for Skubal pitching just once in the WBC.

“Everybody knows the situation he is in, contract-wise,” Kershaw said. “Any innings we can get out of him is a huge bonus to this team. He’s great. Super competitive. We’re honored to have him.”

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Should we assume Skubal will be pitching for the Dodgers next season? Kershaw laughed.

“No comment,” he said, then walked away to get ready for the first game of his post-retirement life.

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