Clayton Kershaw

Clayton Edward Kershaw is an American professional baseball player. He plays the position of a pitcher in the Major Leagues Baseball. He was born on 19 March 1988 in Texas. Kershaw plays for the Los Angeles Dodgers in the MLB.

Kershaw was drafted by the Dodgers in 2008 and had played for the team since. The pitcher is highly acclaimed and has many awards to his name. He is a ten times All-Star, a World Champion in 2020 and two Times NL Cy Youn Award winners.

Clayton Kershaw's Early Life

Clayton Kershaw was born on 19 March 1988 in Dallas, Texas. His parents George and Marianne divorced when he was very young, he was only ten years old at the time. He was primarily raised by his mother after the divorce. The Dodgers pitcher attended Highland Park High School when he was young. He almost went to Texas A&M University but decided against it after he was approached by the Dodgers in the 2006 MLB draft. He signed for $2.3 million with the team.

Clayton Kershaw's Personal Life

Clayton Kershaw is the only child of his parents. He spend most of his time with his mother after his parents divorced. Kershaw uses to play a lot of sports when growing especially catch with his father. However, he became serious about baseball in high school. Kershaw is also a believer in Christianity. In his leisure time, Kershaw likes to hang out with his friends. He also claimed to be a great ping-pong player.

Clayton Kershaw's Family Background

His parents divorced when he was only ten years old. His father, Christopher, used to play catch with him when he was little. Kershaw’s father used to be a musician and won a Clio Award. Unfortunately, he died in 2013 due to cancer. Clayton’s mother use to be Marianne Tombaugh. She was related to astronomer Clyde Tombaugh who discovered Pluto. Unfortunately, she too passed away in 2023.

Clayton Kershaw's Wife/girlfriend

Clayton Kershaw married Ellen Melson on 4 December 2010. Ellen and Clayton had dated since high school, the two were in a relationship for seven years before tying the knot in 2010. Ellen is a philanthropist who with the help of her husband has built an orphanage in Zambia, Africa. She has also helped a lot of other communities with her efforts.

Clayton Kershaw's Kids

The Dodgers’ pitcher has four kids with his wife, Ellen named Cali Ann, Copper Ellis, Chance James and Charley Clayton.

Clayton Kershaw's Social Media

Clayton Kershaw has active social media accounts on Instagram and Twitter. He has 559K followers and is following 58 accounts on Instagram. On Twitter, his follower count is 402.5K and he follows 95 accounts.

• Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/claytonkershaw/

• Twitter- https://twitter.com/claytonkersh22

Clayton Kershaw's Net Worth

Mickey Mantle’s net worth is estimated to be around $120 million in the year 2023. His net worth boost could be because of his personality being well-liked. He has also appeared in popular Tv shows like New Girl. It is estimated that he makes a whopping $750 million from endorsements.

Clayton Kershaw's as brand ambassador

Clayton Kershaw has endorsed many brands, some of them being Sketchers, Under Armours, Subway, Topps Trading Card, and Wilson Sporting Goods. Forbes estimated that he receives $750 million from his brand endorsement deals.

Clayton Kershaw's Investments

There isn't enough information available about Clayton Kershaw’s investments.

Clayton Kershaw's Career Stats

Clayton Kershaw is one of the best pitchers in the Major Leagues right now. His stats prove the fact.

Clayton Kershaw's Achievements

Clayton Kershaw's achievements, accolades, and awards are many. They have been listed down below to give a glimpse of how good a player he is.

Clayton Kershaw's Contract

Clayton Kershaw signed a $215,000,000 contract extension with the Dodgers in 2014, it had a signing bonus of $18,000,000. In 2023, he signed a one-year contract with the team worth $15,000,000 with a $5 million signing bonus.

Clayton Kershaw's Diet

There’s not much information available on Clayton Kershaw’s diet.

Clayton Kershaw's House

Clayton Kershaw bought a home in Studio City, California. The place has five bedrooms and six bathrooms. The space is 6,133 sqft and cost him a whopping $4 million. He also has a home in University Park, Texas where he resides during the off-season. The place is about 5,354 sqft.

Clayton Kershaw's Cars

Clayton Kershaw’s car collection is from expensive to very humble. Some of the cars he owns are listed below:

• Ford Escape

• 2013 Acura MDX

• 2021 Mercedes-Benz AMG GT

• 2017 Bentley Continental GT

• 2021 Ferrari SF90 Stradale