Clayton Kershaw made his season debut on Saturday, and though his efficiency over 4 innings was forgettable, he nonetheless added one other accomplishment to his illustrious profession.
Kershaw has now performed in 18 seasons for the Los Angeles Dodgers, tying the franchise file held by outfielder Zack Wheat and shortstop Invoice Russell. Shohei Ohtani and Mookie Betts could have taken over because the workforce’s massive stars, however Kershaw’s function in serving to Los Angeles change into a powerhouse shouldn’t be understated.
And like Russell, Kershaw has by no means performed for every other main league workforce. That makes his tenure in Los Angeles much more particular.
This is a listing of every workforce’s longest-tenured participant who spent his entire profession with that franchise in that metropolis. Solely present groups — of their present areas — are included. So the Athletics are overlooked, and so are stars like Mel Ott, who spent 22 seasons with the Giants earlier than they moved to San Francisco.
Baltimore Orioles: Brooks Robinson (23 seasons)Boston Pink Sox: Carl Yastrzemski (23)Chicago Cubs: Cap Anson (22)St. Louis Cardinals: Stan Musial (22)Detroit Tigers: Al Kaline (22)Chicago White Sox: Ted Lyons (21)Kansas Metropolis Royals: George Brett (21)Pittsburgh Pirates: Willie Stargell (21)Cleveland Guardians: Mel More durable (20)Milwaukee Brewers: Robin Yount (20)San Diego Padres: Tony Gwynn (20)Houston Astros: Craig Biggio (20)New York Yankees: Derek Jeter (20)Cincinnati Reds: Dave Concepcion and Barry Larkin (19)Atlanta Braves: Chipper Jones (19)New York Mets: Ed Kranepool (18)Los Angeles Dodgers: Invoice Russell and Clayton Kershaw (18)Philadelphia Phillies: Mike Schmidt (18)Seattle Mariners: Edgar Martinez (18)Colorado Rockies: Todd Helton (17)Washington Nationals: Ryan Zimmerman (16)Minnesota Twins: Tony Oliva and Joe Mauer (15)Los Angeles Angels: Mike Trout (15)San Francisco Giants: Jim Davenport and Matt Cain (13)Toronto Blue Jays: Garth Iorg (9)Texas Rangers: Rusty Greer (9)Tampa Bay Rays: Brandon Lowe (eight)Arizona Diamondbacks: Brandon Webb, Kevin Ginkel and Merrill Kelly (seven)Miami Marlins: Jesus Sanchez (six)
Feast or famine
There are three pitchers with 6-0 data within the main leagues proper now. One is former Cy Younger Award winner Robbie Ray of the Giants. One other is prized free agent acquisition Max Fried of the Yankees.
The third? Reliever Jorge Lopez of the Nationals, who’s one way or the other 6-0 regardless of a 6.86 ERA.
This is not a case of López consistently giving up leads after which having his teammates rescue him offensively. In 4 of his six victories, he produced a scoreless outing, and he allowed one run within the different two. The rationale his ERA is so excessive is that he is already had three outings permitting no less than three runs — and did not decide up a call in any of them.
Within the dwell ball period, essentially the most wins a pitcher has obtained in a season with an ERA over 6.00 — whereas pitching solely in reduction — is seven. Bob Kline went 7-2 with a 6.80 ERA for the Senators and A’s in 1934, George Frazier went 7-8 with a 6.39 ERA for the Cubs in 1985, and Curt Leskanic went 7-5 with a 6.23 ERA for the Rockies in 1996.
Trivia time
Which two gamers spent their whole 21-year careers with one workforce, however didn’t make the listing above? Considered one of them performed for a workforce that’s not in that metropolis. The opposite was with a franchise that had one other participant with an excellent longer tenure.
Line of the week
Wilmer Flores homered thrice and drove in eight runs to steer the Giants to a 13-5 win over the A’s on Friday evening. Flores is hitting .258 with simply 12 extra-base hits, however he leads the majors with 42 RBIs. Flores is hitting .395 with runners in scoring place.
Comeback of the week
The Rockies received a wild 14-12 recreation Saturday, and it wasn’t even at Coors Subject.
Colorado had a 3.2% likelihood of successful, in line with Baseball Savant, when it fell behind 11-6 within the backside of the fifth. Then the Rockies scored 4 runs within the sixth and three within the seventh on the best way to their eighth win of the season.
The subsequent day? Arizona beat Colorado 1-0.
Trivia reply
Walter Johnson spent his entire 21-year profession with the Washington Senators, who are actually the Minnesota Twins. Cal Ripken Jr. performed 21 seasons for the Orioles, two shy of Robinson’s mark.
Reporting by The Related Press.
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