Dodgers' Clayton Kershaw Will Start 2019 Opening Day vs. D-Backs Despite Injury

Despite an injury scare in the first week of spring training, Los Angeles Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw is still in line to start on Opening Day.

Per MLB.com's Ken Gurnick, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts announced Kershaw remains the team's starter against the Arizona Diamondbacks on March 28.

Roberts added Kershaw doesn't need to undergo an MRI, per Gurnick. The three-time National League Cy Young winner cut short his bullpen session Friday with an unspecified arm issue.

This article will be updated to provide more information on this story as it becomes available.

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