Veteran pitcher Clayton Kershaw re-signs with Dodgers

Feb. 6 (UPI) -- Veteran pitcher Clayton Kershaw pushed off retirement and re-signed with the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Sources told MLB.com, ESPN and the Los Angeles Times about the agreement Tuesday.

Kershaw, 35, has spent his entire 16-year MLB career with the Dodgers. The team has yet to announce the agreement, which is pending a physical.

The 10-time All-Star, three-time Cy Young Award winner and 2014 National League MVP went 13-5 with a 2.46 ERA last season. Kershaw is 210-92 over 425 career appearances, including 422 starts.

His 2.48 career ERA is the best for pitchers with at least 1,500 innings pitched in baseball's live ball era (1920).

Kershaw's 6.818 hits allowed per nine innings are the third-fewest in MLB history. He also is the active leader in fewest home runs allowed (0.746) per nine innings.

The star left-handed pitcher, who underwent off-season shoulder surgery, isn't expected to return to the mound until later in the 2024 MLB season.

If he does come back, he will join a rotation that includes off-season additions Tyler Glasnow and Yoshinobu Yamamoto.

Dodgers pitchers and catchers are scheduled to report for spring training Friday at Camelback Ranch-Glendale in Phoenix.