By all accounts, Los Angeles Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw is one of the greatest pitchers the sport has ever seen. To some, Kershaw is the best hurler of his generation.
But years of dominance have recently given way to three consecutive seasons marred by injury. A herniated disc in his lower back forced Kershaw to the disabled list in 2016, and he’s suffered back strains in each of the last two seasons.
Kershaw was also sidelined by left biceps tendinitis this year. Those injuries contributed to the 30-year-old not earning an All-Star Game selection for the first time since 2010.