Major League Baseball Clayton Kershaw Won't Be On Dodgers Wild Card Series Roster Published Sep. 28, 2025 3:55 p.m. ET share facebook x reddit linkDodgers left-hander Clayton Kershaw, who will start Sunday's regular-season finale in Seattle against the Mariners, will be left off Los Angeles' roster for the Wild Card Series. However, Kershaw returned to the rotation on Sunday to make the final regular-season start of his career. On Sept. 18, Kershaw said he will retire at the end of the season, having spent his entire 18-year career with the Dodgers. Kershaw only trailed Hall of Famers Lefty Grove, Warren Spahn, Eddie Plank and Steve Carlton before making his final Sunday's start.