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Dodger Kershaw First $200M Pitcher

MONEY, MONEY, MONEY

In record deal with Los Angeles Dodgers.

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Scott Rovak/USA Today Sports, via Reuters

Not even 26 years old, Clayton Kershaw has turned heads throughout his short MLB career, winning two Cy Young Awards, two strikeout titles, and leading three playoff runs. Now he is also the first $200 million pitcher in baseball. On Wednesday, Kershaw reached a deal with the Los Angeles Dodgers valued at $215 million over seven years, also making him the first player to average more than $30 million a season.

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