[A day of loss.]
Mother of left-handed pitcher Clayton Kershaw of the Los Angeles Dodgers passes away.
By Angela Redding | Los Angeles, CA | HB | Hollywood Beat magazine
May 14, 2023
Photos: Dodgers Media
On Saturday, May 13, 2023, the mother of Dodgers left-handed pitcher Clayton Kershaw passed away. It is difficult to get this kind of news, especially the day before Mother’s Day. The Kershaw family is in our thoughts and prayers during this difficult time.
Dodgers’ Clayton Kershaw’s mother dies; Kershaw still with team
By Bill Plunkett | bplunkett@scng.com | Orange County Register
PUBLISHED: May 14, 2023 at 2:24 p.m. | UPDATED: May 14, 2023 at 2:30 p.m.
LOS ANGELES — The mother of Clayton Kershaw, Marianne Tombaugh, died on Saturday.
Kershaw’s wife, Ellen, made mention of the death during a ceremony to dedicate another Dodgers Dreamfield Saturday in Inglewood sponsored by the Los Angeles Dodgers Foundation and Kershaw’s Challenge, the charity founded and funded by Clayton and Ellen.
In her remarks, Ellen Kershaw credited Clayton’s mother as the one who “cultivated” a love for baseball in him from a young age and “moved mountains” as a single mother to make sure he got to practices and games. Clayton’s mother and father divorced when he was 10 years old. His father, Christopher Kershaw, died in 2013.
“She sat in the front row cheering him on not so subtly and kept score in a book to keep her nerves at bay,” Ellen Kershaw said of Clayton’s mother.
“She experienced no greater joy than watching her son grow into the man, the philanthropist, the father and the ballplayer that he is today.”
Clayton Kershaw went through his usual pre-game workout at Dodger Stadium Sunday and was one of 10 Dodgers players who participated in a pre-game ceremony with their mothers or wives to celebrate Mother’s Day.
Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said Kershaw is expected to make his next scheduled start on Tuesday against the Minnesota Twins.
“I’m sure this is a day that he has a heavy heart,” Roberts said. “Then once he makes his start I’m sure there will be some things that are going to take place that he’s going to take part in if that’s what they choose.”
Kershaw could go on the bereavement list after Tuesday’s game in order to be with his family.
https://www.ocregister.com/2023/05/14/dodgers-clayton-kershaws-mother-dies-kershaw-still-with-team/
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