The Dodgers have agreed to a new contract with Clayton Kershaw, who will return to the team for an 18th season, a source told ESPN.

In a long-expected move, Kershaw agreed to return to the Dodgers for an 18th season, according to ESPN. The contract is pending a physical for Kershaw, who missed the final month of the 2024 regular season and all of the Dodgers’ World Series run with a ruptured plantar plate and arthritis in his left foot.

The Dodgers have once again been on a spending frenzy in free agency. Now they’re re-upping with one of the cornerstones of their franchise. Los Angeles and left-hander Clayton Kershaw on Tuesday have agreed to a contract to bring him back for his 18th season with the club,