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Clayton Edward Kershaw (born March 19, 1988) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball (MLB). A left-handed starting pitcher, Kershaw has played in the major leagues since 2008, and his career earned run average (ERA) is the lowest among starters in the live-ball era with a minimum of 1,000 innings pitched. He is also a three-time Cy Young Award winner and the 2014 National League Most Valuable Player. Kershaw was drafted seventh overall in the 2006 MLB Draft. He worked his way through the Dodgers' farm system in just one full season, and reached the majors at 20 years old. When he debuted in 2008, he was the youngest player in MLB, a title he held for one full year. In 2011, he won the pitching Triple Crown and the National League Cy Young Award, becoming the youngest pitcher to accomplish either of these feats since Dwight Gooden in 1985. Kershaw pitched a no-hitter on June 18, 2014, becoming the 22nd Dodger to do so. Being a left-handed strikeout pitcher and playing for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Kershaw has often been compared to Hall of Fame pitcher Sandy Koufax. He became the first pitcher in history to lead MLB in ERA for four consecutive years when he did so in the 2011 through 2014 seasons.〔Ronald Blum, ("Kershaw 1st to lead majors in ERA 4 straight years," ) Yahoo! Sports, September 28, 2014.〕 Off the field, Kershaw is an active participant in volunteer work. He and his wife, Ellen, launched "Kershaw’s Challenge" and wrote the book ''Arise'' to raise money to build an orphanage in Zambia. He has been honored with the Roberto Clemente Award and the Branch Rickey Award for his humanitarian work. ==Early life== Kershaw was born in Dallas, Texas. His parents divorced when he was 10, and he was raised by his mother. He played in youth sports leagues as a child, including Little League Baseball.〔 〕 Kershaw attended nearby Highland Park High School, where he played baseball and was also the center for quarterback Matthew Stafford on the football varsity. After a growth spurt and further development of his pitches, he established himself as an elite high school prospect in 2006〔 when he posted a 13–0 record with an earned run average (ERA) of 0.77, and recorded 139 strikeouts in 64 innings pitched. In a playoff game against Northwest High School of Justin, Texas, Kershaw pitched an all-strikeout perfect game. He struck out all 15 batters he faced in the game, which was shortened because of the mercy rule. He also pitched for USA Baseball's Junior National Team in the Pan Am Championship.〔 Kershaw was selected by ''USA Today'' as "High School Baseball Player of the Year", and was also the Gatorade National Player of the Year for baseball. Entering the 2006 Major League Baseball (MLB) Draft, Kershaw was considered the top high-school pitcher available. The Los Angeles Dodgers selected Kershaw with the seventh overall pick in the draft.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=2006 First-Year Player Draft Tracker )〕 He had committed to Texas A&M University, but turned down the scholarship offer to sign with the Dodgers,〔 with a bonus estimated at $2.3 million. The bonus was the largest to any Dodgers draft pick at the time, and was eventually topped by Zach Lee in the 2010 Draft. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Clayton Kershaw」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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