Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw will not start on opening day, manager Dave Roberts says.
Roberts said Kershaw will travel with the team to Los Angeles when the Dodgers break camp, and not stay behind in Arizona to pitch in minor league games. Teams can backdate injured list stints up to three days before opening day as long as the player does not appear in an official exhibition game. That includes Cactus League and Freeway Series games. Roberts said the club hasn’t decided if Kershaw will start the season on the roster.
A decision on who will start opening day hasn’t been made, Roberts said. Walker Buehler, according to Roberts, remains an option even though he hasn’t pitched in a game this spring. Buehler is scheduled to log three innings in his debut Tuesday against the Cleveland Indians at Camelback Ranch. If that goes well, he’ll make a four-inning start before the beginning of the season.
Rich Hill is another option. The 39-year-old left-hander has been stretched out to five innings and has enjoyed a better spring training than he’s accustomed to, an improvement he attributed to starting a intense offseason throwing program earlier than usual.The best, most interesting and strangest stories of the day from the L.A. sports scene and beyond.
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