5:15pm: Kershaw spoke to reporters ( ) this afternoon about the injury and revealed that his attempts to return from the injury have worsened his toes condition. Kershaw added that offseason surgery to addre s the bone spurs is in the conversation but indicated that no decision has been made to this point on the topic. When addre sing his future Kershaw indicated that he still enjoys pitching but did not want to discu s his plans in detail until after the season has come to a close. 3:33pm: The Dodgers are scheduled to begin Game 1 of the NLDS against the Padres later this evening, and among the pitchers notably absent from their roster for the series is veteran southpaw . Thats not a surprise given that he was to be targeting a return sometime in mid-October, but today manager Dave Roberts told reporters (including ) that the Dodgers will Vin Baker Jersey actually be without Kershaw for the entire postseason. Plunkett adds that, according to Roberts, the bone spurs in Kershaws big toe have not improved since he went on the IL back in August, adding that things may actually have worsened since then. The news officially brings to an end an injury-plagues season for Kershaw, who leaves the 2024 campaign behind with a 4.50 ERA (87 ERA+) and 3.87 FIP in 30 innings of work acro s seven starts while striking out just 18% of opponents. Thats by far the lowest strikeout rate of his career and the first time his ERA+ has been below average since his rookie campaign back in 2008, when his 98 ERA+ came in just a hair below average. While low walk and home run rates help to salvage some of Kershaws peripheral numbers, 2024 will nonethele s go down as the worst season of the veterans career to this point, though given the small sample its difficult to draw conclusion about his ability when healthy enough to take the mound. Kershaw holds a $10MM player option for the 2025 season, though after occasionally contemplating retirement over the past few offseasons its not yet clear whether or not hell exercise that option or wait to decide on his future until later in the winter. Should he decide to continue his career into 2025, the future Hall of Famer will surely be welcomed back by the only team hes ever known during an offseason where the club is sure to pursue rotation additions with only , , and locked into the 2025 starting rotation alongside , whose return to the mound will likely nece sitate moving to a six-man staff. In the meantime, however, the Dodgers will need to piece together production from a rotation that offers little certainty outside of Yamamoto and deadline acquisition throughout the postseason. A struggling (5.38 ERA in 16 starts) and rookie (3.65 ERA in 69 frames this year) stand as the clubs most likely starting options to fill out the rotation behind Yamamoto and Flaherty, who are set to start Games 1 and 2 respectively. Aside from Kershaw, right-hander was also left off the clubs NLDS roster. It was a difficult year for Kelly, who allowed a 4.78 ERA acro s 35 relief appearances while battling injuries. That includes a shoulder i sue that bothered him throughout the final weeks of the season, and Roberts told reporters (including ) that the veteran right-hander wont be available until at least the World Series after tweaking his shoulder during a simulated game this week. Without Kelly in the fold, the Dodgers figure to rookie to fill out their bullpen for the NLDS. Ray Allen Jersey