Los Angeles Dodgers president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman offered former Dodger Clayton Kershaw a job shortly after news broke of the legend being close to a deal with NBC.
Kershaw retired from MLB after the 2025 season, and Front Office Sports’ Ran Glasspiegel reported the future Hall of Famer was close to joining NBC to handle some of their MLB coverage for the upcoming season. Friedman
“Hopefully we’re fortunate enough to get him to work with us,” Friedman said on Dodgers Territory. “But it won’t be the same, not having him around on a daily basis. …That was my shameless plug, Kersh, in case you’re listening. Come work with us.”
Kershaw revealed Friedman had come to him earlier in the offseason to offer a job as well, though he stated he was more focused on staying at home for the time being.
“He mentioned something where I could hang out,” Kershaw said. “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 future.”
Why Do the Dodgers Want to Keep Clayton Kershaw Around?
Friedman continued on the podcast to talk about Kershaw’s importance to the Dodgers.
“Any time Clayton Kershaw wants to go at it you want that competitor on your side. For him to finish second in innings on our team, based on the conversations in March and how much time he was going to miss to start the year, it’s just not surprising with that guy. Beyond what he means, over his career and the impact he’s had on this city, impact he has on our clubhouse, he’s also still really good. Missing out on all of those things are a very real point but hopefully we’ve got the depth and the talent around and some of his influence around that.
Friedman’s words aren’t just for show either, as Kershaw was one of the best pitchers in MLB throughout the duration of his 18-year career.
The southpaw ended his career with an MVP award, three Cy Young Awards, three World Series titles and plenty more honors. He is one of 20 pitchers to reach 3,000 strikeouts in his career, and just the third left-hander to have done so.
While Kershaw likely won’t return to play for the Dodgers, the front office clearly isn’t ready to give up on having him around the team in the future.
