NEWYou can now listen to Pakinomist articles!
Los Angeles Dodgers legend Clayton Kershaw announced in September that he is retiring after this season.
Kershaw, 37, recorded a career 2.53 era over 18 seasons, which is the lowest of any MLB jug in the Live-Ball era (since 1920) with at least 1,000 laps.
Tom “Flash” Gordon, a former MLB star, Pakinomist told Digital that Kershaw should be a first voice of Famer.
CLICK HERE for more sports cover at Foxnews.com
Los Angeles Dodgers Pitcher Clayton Kershaw waves his cap as he leaves during the sixth round of a baseball match against Seattle Mariners. The game took place in Seattle, Washington, September 28, 2025. (AP Photo/John Froschauer)
“I will tell you this if he is not a first voice room in Famer, then you know, I did not play 21 years in the league and me and you are not talking today. And I know that’s what we’re doing right now,” Gordon told Pakinomist Digital in a recent conversation.
Gordon saw a lot of Kershaw because his son, Dee Strange-Gordon, played with Dodgers for four seasons.
“I saw a lot of Clayton because you know, of course, that Dee was there, but just like the man walked around what the man came out there on the haug after taking care of things before he threw me,” Gordon said.
“He is an elite athlete, but he exemplified that he by the way he took the ball, the way he put Dodgers in the final game and he put them on his back for years.”
Kershaw joined the famous 3,000-strike outlub earlier this season and is one of 11 pitchers to ever won the Cy Young Award three times. He led the National League in ERA five times.
Gordon said Kershaw raised his teammates with his performance.
“I’ve always learned, and I learned this from (to be) around Roger Clemens and (Bret) Saberhagen as a pitcher that when you have a guy like that, everything else you do. You can learn to play, pitch, a better player becomes a better player because the guy mostly guarantees you mostly that the bullp is not being expanded,” Gordon said.
Ex-MLB star Tom Gordon talks about becoming the subject of Stephen King-Novel
Los Angeles Dodgers Pitcher Clayton Kershaw waves while leaving during the sixth round of a baseball match against Seattle Mariners. The game took place in Seattle, Washington, September 28, 2025. (AP Photo/John Froschauer)
“That’s what Pedro Martinez was, that’s what I look at Kershaw as. A Pedro Martinez -Caliber, Roger Clemens Caliber, Bret Saberhagen -Kaliber, even better.”
Kershaw won the World Series with Dodgers in 2020 and 2024, and Gordon wants the left -handed pitcher to end his career a master.
“If they play well enough to do well enough, the way he can, he can have another playoff world championship. I mean it would be, it would be great, it would be icing on the cake,” Gordon said.
Dodgers are up 2-0 at Philadelphia Phillies in NLDS, and Kershaw has not yet beaten this fall season. He is available from the bullp.
Kershaw performed in 23 games this season and released an 11-2 record with a 3.36 ERA.
The game 3 of NLDS is at. 21.08 A Wednesday.
Gordon’s son, Dee-Strange Gordon, played 11 seasons in the main subjects. He made two All-Star teams in his career and had a career average of .286 while playing strong defense on shortstop and other base.
Former Boston Red Sox right-handed pitcher Tom “Flash” Gordon is honored on the field during a first name ceremony before a Triple-A Minor League baseball match between Lehigh Valley Ironpigs and Worcester Red Sox in Polar Park in Worcester, Massachusetts, May 18, 2023. (Erica Denhoff/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
Tom Gordon is now heavily involved in Perfect Game, the world’s largest and most comprehensive scouting organization. He has a podcast, “Innings of Life” that debuts shortly.
Gordon traveled the country in an RV, built with a custom podcast study, where he interviews current and former baseball players, leaders and leaders.
Gordon played 21 seasons in Major League Baseball, was a three-time all-star and registered 54 consecutive savings that set an MLB record at that time.
