Clayton Kershaw officially retired after 18 seasons with the Los Angeles Dodgers, but still figures to have a presence in baseball.
The left-hander reportedly turned down a front office role with the Dodgers but will pitch for Team USA in the upcoming World Baseball Classic.
After that, Kershaw may look to begin a broadcast career that would allow him to share valuable insights about the game with the viewing audience.
According to Ryan Glasspiegel of Front Office Sports, Kershaw is nearing a deal with NBCUniversal to become a studio analyst for its MLB coverage this season:
NBC and Clayton Kershaw are nearing a deal for the future Hall of Fame pitcher to have a role in the network’s MLB studio coverage, sources told Front Office Sports.
MLB previously announced a new three-year media rights contract with NBCUniversal that covers the 2026-2028 seasons. As part of the agreement, NBC became the new home of Sunday Night Baseball games and the Wild Card Series.
NBC also reacquired the rights to MLB Sunday Leadoff and will air special events throughout the season, such as the Futures Game during All-Star week.
NBC’s first MLB broadcast will be an Opening Day matchup between the Arizona Diamondbacks and the Dodgers on Thursday, March 26. If Kershaw finalizes a deal with the network, he could make his broadcast debut at the stadium he called home for nearly two decades.
Clayton Kershaw: Dodgers’ 2025 World Series run felt like ‘a fairy tale’
Kershaw only made two appearances out of the bullpen for the Dodgers last postseason, including in Game 3 of the World Series when he helped the team escape a bases-loaded jam in the 12th inning. L.A. went on to defeat the Toronto Blue Jays, 6-5, in 18 frames.
Kershaw did not pitch again from that point on but he did warm up in Game 7 and would have taken the mound if Yoshinobu Yamamoto had not induced a double play.
Kershaw recently looked back at the 2025 playoffs and was honored to help the Dodgers repeat as World Series champions.
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