""I've always kind of downplayed the whole legacy thing," Kershaw said. "I think baseball legacy will stop. At the end of the day, there's always going to be somebody bigger, better, stronger, faster that beats all your records, does all your things. So it's the relationships and what your peers think of you that matter. To the guys in the clubhouse, the guys that you spend every day with, that's what I want to remember. That's the opinions that matter to me. And so, I hope I left a good impression.""
""He mentioned something where I could hang out," Kershaw said of the job offer. "That's good, man. I don't know what that looks like. But this is a special organization. They don't need me to win World Series. That's obvious. But if there's anything I can do in the future to be part of it, be around it, I hope that's the case. "I think first and foremost is for me to have this fifth kid and be a dad for awhile. I don't think there's any full-time jobs in my immediate futu"
Clayton Kershaw retired after the 2025 season, concluding an 18-year major-league career. He earned an MVP, three Cy Young Awards, three World Series titles, a Gold Glove and 11 All-Star selections. Kershaw finished with a 2.53 career ERA, 3,052 strikeouts and 2,855.1 innings pitched, ranking as the active ERA leader until retirement. He has ruled out pursuing full-time coaching but left open the possibility of a non-full-time role within the Dodgers organization. He prioritized relationships and peer opinion as measures of his legacy and plans to spend time with his family, including a fifth child.
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