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SPORTS Wednesday 26 June 2024

Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw

has been shut down after
experiencing lingering soreness

Los Angeles Dodgers' Clayton Kershaw works out before a
baseball game against the Colorado Rockies in Los Angeles,
Sunday, June 2, 2024.
Associated Press

NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman, left, presents Florida Panthers forward Aleksander Barkov (16) By JAY COHEN
with the NHL hockey Stanley Cup after winning the Final against the Edmonton Oilers in Sunrise, AP Baseball Writer
Fla., Monday, June 24, 2024. CHICAGO (AP) — Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Clayton
Associated Press Kershaw has been shut down for a week after experienc-
No time for a Stanley Cup hangover as ing lingering soreness in his comeback from left shoulder
surgery.
the NHL offseason is already here Kershaw, 36, had an MRI that "showed no new incidents,"
manager Dave Roberts said before Monday night's 3-0
victory at the Chicago White Sox.
By STEPHEN WHYNO major goalie trade finalized Monday night "You go through surgery. You go through rehab. You
AP Hockey Writer sending 2023 Vezina Trophy winner Linus start throwing. You ramp up velocity, workload," Roberts
The Stanley Cup was still on the ice when Ullmark to the Senators for Joonas Korpisa- said, "and there is bound to be some soreness, and that's
Patric Hornqvist offered up a sobering lo, depth forward Mark Kastelic and a first- where we're at.
thought surrounded by former teammates round pick. The Bruins will be making that "So then you do the scan to see if there's a new incident,
and other family revelers holding cans of selection Friday at the Sphere in Las Ve- which there wasn't, so that's why we feel very comfort-
beer during the celebration. gas long after San Jose leads off the draft able and confident that this is just a blip."
The newly crowned champion Florida with the expected choice of Macklin Ce- Kershaw had surgery in November, a month after he re-
Panthers had work to do already because lebrini with the first pick. After the Sharks' corded just one out in Game 1 of the National League Di-
the offseason is already here for them and trying year in the NHL basement, they are vision Series against Arizona. The three-time NL Cy Young
the NHL's other 31 teams. eager for the draft, trade and free agent Award winner re-signed with Los Angeles in February,
The buyout window opens Wednesday, frenzy to get underway. staying with his only big league club.
the draft is Friday and Saturday and the "Kind of a little bit scrambling and busy Kershaw made a rehab start with Class-A Rancho Cu-
start of free agency is Monday, squeezing time, but I think everyone's been doing camonga on Wednesday night, throwing 37 pitches while
a flurry of activity to prepare for 2024-25 their homework and people will be pre- working three innings of one-run ball. He was expected to
into a tight window. pared," general manager Mike Grier said. throw four innings in his second rehab start Tuesday for
"It's crazy," said Hornqvist, a two-time Cup- "This is a rewarding week for the franchise Triple-A Oklahoma City.
winning player who's now in Florida's front and for our scouts, who have done a ton After he takes a week off from throwing, Kershaw will be-
office. "A quick turnaround." of work. ... It's an exciting time. We're look- gin to ramp up again.
The season stretching into summer and ing forward to it. It's busy, but it's a fun time "A week is not long enough to worry about cutting into
the final between the Panthers and Ed- in the end." the buildup that he's already had," Roberts said. "But I
monton Oilers going the distance to It should be fun for players such as 57- think it's a way to kind of get us back to get the soreness
Game 7 set up this quick turnaround. goal scorer Sam Reinhart, who also got out, so that's the main thing."
Less than 12 hours after the Cup was the Cup clincher, and others such as Jake Los Angeles (49-31) is on top of the NL West once again,
awarded, Colorado re-signed forward Guentzel and 2023 playoff MVP Jonathan but it has been hit hard by injuries this month. Mookie Betts
Casey Mittelstadt for three more years Marchessault who are set to cash in as broke his left hand when he was hit by a pitch on June 16.
and Winnipeg extended defenseman pending free agents. Less so for those on Yoshinobu Yamamoto (strained rotator cuff) and Walker
Dylan DeMelo. the trade market and potentially on the Buehler (hip inflammation) were placed on the 15-day in-
Some teams did not wait to take care move, from Anaheim's Trevor Zegras to To- jured list, taking the right-handers out of the team's rota-
of business. Boston and Ottawa made a ronto's Mitch Marner.q
tion for now.q