MLB trade Update: Los Angeles Dodgers Officially Re-Sign Clayton Kershaw

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Today, the Los Angeles Dodgers revealed that they have re-signed Clayton

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Kershaw to a one-year, $20MM contract. According to Mark Feinsand of MLB.com,

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it will come in the form of a $5 million signing bonus and a $15 million salary.

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Nearly a month has passed since news broke that Kershaw would be making a one-year comeback to the Dodgers.

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The paperwork took a while to complete for whatever reason, but the club finally made it official today.

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Kershaw spent his entire career with the Dodgers after being selected in the first round.

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When he was barely 20 years old, in 2008, he made his debut.

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At his best, Kershaw won three Cy Young awards in four years, taking home the honor in 2011, 2013, and 2014.

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He is now about ten years removed from that time. He reached 225 four times in the five years between

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2011 and 2015 despite never recording an ERA greater than 2.53.

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