LOS ANGELES -- Three-time Cy Young Award winner and 11-time All-Star Clayton Kershaw, who has spent all 18 seasons of his career with the Los Angeles Dodgers, will retire at the end of this season.
The Dodgers announced Kershaw's decision Thursday, adding that Friday will mark the final regular-season home start of his career. Kershaw is scheduled to hold a news conference later Thursday.
"I think he's the greatest pitcher in this generation," manager Dave Roberts said Thursday. "There's obviously a lot of great pitchers. I've just never been around a greater competitor.