In Photos: Clayton Kershaw shares smile with pediatric patients at UCLAMCH, gives away Starlight gaming stations

Veteran MLB pitcher Clayton Kershaw spent time and shared a smile with pediatric patients at UCLA Mattel Children's Hospital. He also gave Starlight gaming stations to the patients in the ongoing partnership of MLB with Starlight Gaming, which donates gaming consoles to kids battling life-altering conditions.

Take a look at the images from the visit here:

"The Dodgers and Clayton Kershaw, in partnership with MLB and Starlight, stopped by @UCLAMCH to visit pediatric patients and deliver Starlight Gaming Stations for all to enjoy."

The three-time Cy Young Award winner and Dodgers legend took time out of his busy schedule to stop at the children's hospital, where he not only clicked pictures with the pediatric patients and their parents but with the healthcare staff as well.

Kershaw started his 2024 MLB campaign on July 26 when he took the mound against the Giants at home at Dodger Stadium. A surgery on his left shoulder at the end of the 2023 season was the reason behind his delayed start to the season this year.

Not many expected him to stay with the LAD at the start of the current campaign, but despite his injuries, the Dodgers signed him to a one-year $10 million contract with a player option for 2025 in February 2024. He is currently in his 17th season with the franchise.

He is 2-2 for the season with an ERA of 3.72 and 24 strikeouts and 1.41 WHIP.

Clayton Kershaw has done some great humanitarian work off the field

During the 2011 and 2012 MLB seasons, Clayton Kershaw announced a $100 donation for every strikeout he registered during the two seasons. This announcement was made after he visited Lusaka, Zambia, with his wife as a part of a Christian Mission in 2011. There he met with an 11-year-old HIV-positive girl named Hope and named his charity after her, the "Hope's Home."

He continued his charity work in Zambia after collaborating with CURE International and even led an expedition with MLB officials to Cuba, which was seen as an important step to further normalize relations between the two countries with a high number of players defecting to play in the major league.

Since 2013, Clayton Kershaw and his wife have been hosting a ping pong tournament at Dodger Stadium to raise money to help various charities in Los Angeles. He received the Roberto Clemente Award in 2012 for his humanitarian work in the community.