Clayton Kershaw, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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American baseball player
Date of Birth: 19-Mar-1988
Place of Birth: Dallas, Texas, United States
Profession: baseball player
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Pisces 
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About Clayton Kershaw
- Clayton Edward Kershaw (born March 19, 1988) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball (MLB).
- A left-handed starting pitcher, Kershaw has played 12 seasons in the major leagues since he debuted in 2008.
- He is an eight-time All-Star, three-time National League (NL) Cy Young Award winner, and the 2014 NL Most Valuable Player.
- His 2.44 career earned run average (ERA) and 1.01 walks plus hits per inning pitched rate (WHIP) are the lowest among starters in the live-ball era (minimum 1,000 innings pitched).
- Kershaw has a career hits allowed per nine innings pitched average of 6.78, the second-lowest in MLB history.
- He has been described throughout the majority of his career as the best pitcher in baseball.Kershaw was drafted seventh overall in the 2006 MLB draft.
- He worked his way through the Dodgers' farm system in just one full season, and reached the majors at 20 years old.
- When he debuted in 2008, he was the youngest player in MLB, a title he held for one full year.
- In 2011, he won the pitching Triple Crown and the NL Cy Young Award, becoming the youngest pitcher to accomplish either of these feats since Dwight Gooden in 1985.
- During the 2013 offseason, the Dodgers signed Kershaw to a franchise record seven-year, $215 million contract extension.
- Kershaw pitched a no-hitter on June 18, 2014, becoming the 22nd Dodger to do so.
- Being a left-handed strikeout pitcher and playing for the Dodgers has drawn Kershaw comparions to Hall of Fame pitcher Sandy Koufax.
- He has led MLB in ERA five times, and was the first major league pitcher to do so in four consecutive years (2011–2014).
- Kershaw is also a three-time NL wins leader and three-time NL strikeouts leader. Off the field, Kershaw is an active participant in volunteer work.
- He and his wife, Ellen, launched "Kershaw's Challenge" and wrote the book Arise to raise money to build an orphanage in Zambia.
- He has been honored with the Roberto Clemente Award and the Branch Rickey Award for his humanitarian work.
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