Clayton Kershaw is suffering from shoulder inflammation:
Dodgers manager Dave Roberts revealed Sunday that Clayton Kershaw hasn’t thrown a baseball since Wednesday because he is dealing with inflammation in his left shoulder.LATimes.com
Roberts said Kershaw has been taking anti-inflammatory medication, but the ailment has not required an MRI. He said Kershaw is “encouraged” with his recent progress and remains slated to start on opening day.
The Dodgers hope this is not just positive spin.
I remember when rotator cuff spelled end of career. Hopefully it’s not that bad, and at worst a month on the DL (I’m still going to call the DL the DL.)