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Full Name:
 

Clayton Edward Kershaw​

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Nicknames:

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“The Claw", "Kersh"

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Born:  
   

March 19, 1988

Dallas, Texas

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Family:  

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Mother: Marianne Tombaugh
Father: Christopher George Kershaw (deceased)
Spouse: Ellen Melson (@ellenkershaw)

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Friends:  

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Best man: Josh Meredith

He has been friends with NFL quarterback Matthew Stafford since they were 6 years old.

 

John Dickenson, Charley Dickerson.
 

School:  

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He played for the D-BAT Mustangs, an amateur baseball organization in Carrollton.

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Played youth soccer on a team called the Blue Bombers
Coach: John Calandro

Highland Park, Dallas, Texas
Mascot: Scots
Coach: Lew Kennedy
Teammates: Jordan Walden and Shawn Tolleson
Football teammate: Matthew Stafford (NFL player)
Football coach: Randy Allen

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Baseball Related:

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Scouted by Calvin Jones.

2006 - Drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers (7th overall).

2008 - May 25th - Major League debut with the Los Angeles Dodgers.

2011 - Won his 1st Cy Young Award.

2012 - Finished 2nd for the NL Cy Young (lost to R.A. Dickey). 

2013 - Won his 2nd Cy Young Award.

2014 - Won the NL MVP and his 3rd Young Award.

2017 - Lost the World Series with the Los Angeles Dodgers to the Houston Astros.

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Extra:

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He is a Methodist. 

 

He co-authored a book with his wife named 'Arise: Live Out Your Faith and Dreams on Whatever Field You Find Yourself'. 

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2014 - He had a guest cameo on 'The New Girl'.
 

Sample Heckles:

 

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Heckle him on twitter:

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@ClaytonKersh22