Sources: Clayton Kershaw, Dodgers reach agreement

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Three-time Cy Young Award winner and former National League MVP Clayton Kershaw is returning to the Los Angeles Dodgers, sources confirmed to ESPN amid multiple reports Tuesday.

The predominant pitcher of his era, Kershaw has battled a string of injuries and a decline in velocity in recent years but has nonetheless continued to be exceedingly effective.

The most glaring example came late last season after Kershaw, 35, spent all of July sidelined by a sore shoulder. When he returned in August, he struggled to reach 90 mph and was kept on a conservative pitching schedule by the Los Angeles Dodgers. He still found a way to post a 2.23 ERA in eight starts over the last…