Former Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw is close to securing a new role with NBC to assist in their studio coverage of MLB.
Former Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Clayton Kershaw is close to securing a new role with NBC to assist in their studio coverage of MLB, per Front Office Sports’ Ryan Glasspiegel.
Earlier in the offseason, The Athletic’s Andrew Marchand reported the future Hall of Famer was a top studio target for NBC. In the upcoming season, Peacock — NBC’s streaming service — will have a baseball package. NBC took over Sunday Night Baseball for the upcoming season, and also has the rights to the first round of the postseason.
Kershaw has had a busy offseason despite retiring at the end of the 2025 regular season, as he also announced he would play for Team USA in his first World Baseball Classic in 2026.
The southpaw’s involvement in baseball after retirement directly contradicts his statement earlier in the season, where he stated he wanted to stay away from a full-time job — at least for the time being.
“I think first and foremost is for me to have this fifth kid and be a dad for awhile,” Kershaw said. “I don’t think there’s any full-time jobs in my immediate future.”
Could Kershaw Return to the Dodgers?
Kershaw’s involvement in baseball even after his retirement is intriguing, but the idea of him returning to the Dodgers as a player is extremely unlikely.
With that being said, the Los Angeles legend didn’t shut down the idea of returning to the team to take on a front office role at some point and even revealed he received a job offer from the Dodgers after the season.
“[Dodgers president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman] 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.
Kershaw retired from MLB as an MVP, a three-time World Series and Cy Young winner and an 11-time All-Star. He paved the way for an extremely successful period of Dodger baseball, and is bound for the Hall once eligible in 2031.
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