LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles Dodgers have activated left-handed pitcher Clayton Kershaw from the bereavement list and optioned right-handed pitcher Tayler Scott.
Kershaw, 34, is 6-4 on the season and carries a 2.98 ERA (19 ER/57.1 IP) with 69 strikeouts. The nine-time All-Star is 203-91 with a 2.49 ERA (730 ER/2638.1 IP) and 2,876 strikeouts in his career. He was drafted by the Dodgers in 2006 First Year Player Draft with the seventh overall pick out of Highland Park High School.
Scott, 30, did not make an appearance in his first stint with the Dodgers. He is 1-0 with a 1.08 ERA (2 ER/16.2 IP) and 29 strikeouts against 10 walks in 16 games with Triple-A Oklahoma City. He has appeared in 301 minor league games in his career, posting a 43-37 record with a 3.83 ERA (284 ER/667.0 IP) and 532 strikeouts. He has spent parts of two seasons in the Major Leagues with Seattle (2019), Baltimore (2019) and San Diego (2022) and he is a combined 0-1 with an 11.12 ERA (35 ER/28.1 IP) and 27 strikeouts in 21 games (two starts). He was signed by the Dodgers as a minor league free agent on January 3, 2023.
