The Los Angeles Dodgers and Clayton Kershaw reportedly agreed to a new three-year, $93 million contract Friday that ensures he won't become a free agent, according to the New York Post's Joel Sherman.
Kershaw had until 4 p.m. ET on Friday to decide if he wanted to exercise or decline the option in his contract. Had he opted out, he would have forfeited $65 million over the next two seasons.
The 30-year-old has established himself as arguably the top starting pitcher in baseball.
He has seven seasons with 200 strikeouts or more (and hit 301 strikeouts in 2015), six seasons with a sub-2.