The future Hall of Famer made sure to appreciate the atmosphere surrounding his first All-Star start, in his home ballpark.
LOS ANGELES — The home clubhouse was hot, crowded, and not the place to be for anyone even mildly claustrophobic. Three hours before the first pitch at Dodger Stadium on Tuesday, most of the National League’s All-Stars were either at their locker stalls or sitting at long tables in the middle of the clubhouse with baseballs and jerseys to autograph, and they were surrounded by waves of media members.
The Midsummer Classic remains the best and most watchable of professional sports’ all-star events – partly because they actually play defense in this game, as the behind-the-back flip to start a double play by Cleveland’s Andrés Giménez demonstrated. But it has increasingly become a bother for some players who, because of injury or family obligations or, um, other reasons, send their thanks and regrets.
This one was particularly enticing because of the hometown guy vs. hometown guy matchup at the very beginning: Kershaw, the Dodgers’ future Hall of Famer , pitching to Shohei Ohtani, the Angels’ one-of-a-kind superstar who could have a plaque in Cooperstown in his future as well. And so Kershaw threw a 90.9 mph four-seamer, and Ohtani whacked it into center field for a single. That won’t count against his 0-for-8 lifetime against Kershaw, but this one was before a bigger audience.But Kershaw gave the L.A. fans what they wanted … and yes, there was plenty of Dodger blue on-site, with a smattering of other teams’ gear visible on a walk through the field-level concourse.
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