When the Los Angeles Dodgers placed Clayton Kershaw on the 10-day disabled list this season it marked a third time in as many years and a fourth instance in the past five seasons they faced life without their ace.
Whereas Kershaw was sidelined by back trouble in 2014, ’16 and ’17, this season brought about a new injury in the form of left biceps tendinitis. There was enough concern that he underwent an MRI, which produced a clean bill of health for Kershaw’s throwing shoulder and elbow.
The Dodgers did not release a timetable for his return, though Kershaw quickly resumed throwing from flat ground.