LA Dodgers "legend" Clayton Kershaw will debut as a Major League Baseball commentator for the 2026 season.
U.S. network NBC Sports said on the 9th (Korean time), "Clayton Kershaw, Joey Votto and Anthony Rizzo are joining the NBC Sports MLB broadcast team."
NBC Sports introduced, "A three-time Cy Young Award winner, a once-MVP star, and a first baseman who ended a 108-year World Series championship drought are joining NBC Sports. Could there be a more dazzling all-star lineup?"
Kershaw, Votto and Rizzo will serve as pregame analysts during the MLB postseason wild-card round this fall, and during the regular season they will also appear on some "Sunday Night Baseball" broadcasts hosted by Bob Costas and Ahmed Faried.
NBC Sports said, "The three players are not only among the most recognizable styles representing an era, but they also boast a combined 20 all-star selections. Based on that rich experience, they are expected to provide in-depth analysis and fresh perspectives across NBC Sports' MLB coverage."
Kershaw finished his 18th and final season as a player after the 2025 season and claimed his third World Series title with the Dodgers and his personal career. Kershaw, one of the best pitchers of his era, recorded a career 223 wins and 96 losses with a .699 winning percentage, the third-highest figure in MLB history.
The left-handed pitcher Kershaw recorded more than 3,000 strikeouts in his career and was selected to the All-Star team 11 times. He is also a three-time Cy Young Award winner and, having thrown a no-hitter, was the National League MVP in 2014. Including that season, he led the National League in earned run average five times and topped the league in wins and strikeouts three times each.
Kershaw plans to officially end his playing career after completing a final appearance with the United States team at the World Baseball Classic (WBC) to be held in March.
Votto played 17 seasons solely with the Cincinnati Reds as the franchise's representative star. A six-time all-star, 2010 National League MVP, and the 2011 Gold Glove first baseman, he posted a career batting average of .294 with 356 home runs and led the National League in on-base percentage seven times.
Rizzo, a three-time all-star and four-time Gold Glove first baseman, is well known for securing the final out of the World Series as a member of the 2016 Chicago Cubs, ending the team's 108-year championship drought.
Rizzo, who won the Platinum Glove awarded to the National League's best defender in 2016, hit 303 career home runs over 14 seasons with the San Diego Padres, Chicago Cubs and New York Yankees, and recorded more than 100 RBIs in four seasons.
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