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Phillies History: Long-forgotten outfielder forever tied to Dodgers' Clayton Kershaw

Now retired Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher and future Hall of Famer Clayton Kershaw certainly accomplished many notable feats and accumulated various accolades and records over his 18 years in MLB. However, one former Philadelphia Phillies player, Aaron Altherr, was actually fortunate enough to etch his name as part of the history of the Dodgers legend back in 2017.

Altherr, yes that Altherr, was the only major league player to hit a grand slam off Kershaw in his entire career, and he did so on Sept. 18, 2017. That is actually quite a feat since the former three-time Cy Young winner pitched in 455 games and 2,855 1/3 innings in the big leagues, so to allow just ONE grand slam during that time is practically unheard of.