The Los Angeles Dodgers are just one win away from the World Series, but Clayton Kershaw still has the Houston Astros on his mind. In a story published by The Athletic on Friday, writer Jayson Stark set the scene of being inside the Citi Field visiting clubhouse after the Dodgers beat the Mets 10-2 in Game 4 of the NLCS and asking players if they could think of better 1-2 hitters than those at the top of their own lineup: Shohei Ohtani

The Los Angeles Dodgers' 1-2 punch at the top of their batting order was exactly that in Game 4 of the National League Championship Series against the New York Mets.  Shohei Ohtani delivered a left uppercut to lead off the game,

Kershaw said on Monday that he planned to pitch again in 2025 but was not clear if he would test free agency. Whether he would be available for a full season remains to be seen, he said Tuesday.

Just before the start of the playoffs, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts announced Kershaw would be out for the remainder of the season due to a toe injury. He last pitched on Aug. 30 when he lasted only one inning against the Arizona Diamondbacks before he left the game due to a bone spur in his left big toe.

More on Clayton Kershaw’s return to the Dodgers in 2025 and whether he might need surgery on his toe. Plus Max Muncy on the Dodgers’ approach at the plate this postseason, a look at local MLB TV announcers getting shut out in the playoffs,

Kershaw appeared on the FOX pregame show before NLCS Game 2 and was asked about his future plans, saying “I’m going to come back next year and give it a go and see how it goes.”

When discussing some of the best one-two punches baseball has ever seen, Clayton Kershaw mentioned the Astros' duo that "cheated" to win the 2017 World Series.

For a moment it appeared that perhaps Clayton Kershaw had moved on from the Houston Astros’ previous sign-stealing cheating scandal. The Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher was recently asked which players are the best top of the batting order hitters he has faced.