The 37-year-old bowed out of the sport in November, having had a Hall-of-Fame career, winning three World Series, three Cy Young awards, and a Most Valuable Player title (MVP), but will return for his first-ever WBC.
He will form a frightening pitching staff, joining the likes of Paul Skenes, Tarik Skubal and Logan Webb on the roster.
It is unlikely he will take on his traditional starting pitching role, having spent the end of the series with the Dodgers in their bullpen, providing valuable assistance in tough spots.
He missed the 2023 edition of the WBC due to insurance issues, and he will try to help the USA win back their ground after losing the 2023 final to Japan.
His final year in the MLB
Los Angeles Dodgers legendary pitcher Clayton Kershaw struck out six batters in the final regular-season home start of his illustrious MLB career.
Kershaw finished his start against the rival San Francisco Giants, going 4.1 innings while giving up just two runs on four hits, while also walking four on 91 pitches (56 strikes).
And how did he finish the start? With a strikeout, of course.
Kershaw had announced that he is officially retiring from baseball following the season's end. He gave an emotional press conference for the announcement prior to his final start.
He would eventually go on to help the Dodgers hoist their second-straight World Series trophy after taking down the Toronto Blue Jays in seven games.
Fans can check out the full press conference below.
Kershaw's career
During the 2025 season, Kershaw became just the 20th pitcher in MLB history to reach 3,000 career strikeouts.
He joined recent Hall of Fame inductee CC Sabathia, Philadelphia Phillies legend Steve Carlton, and The Big Unit, Randy Johnson, as the only left-handed pitchers to ever reach 3,000.
Kershaw, Justin Verlander (42), and Max Scherzer (40) as the only other active MLB pitchers to hit the mark - all three future first-ballot Hall of Famers.
The 37-year-old southpaw, known for his nasty slider and wicked 12-6 curveball with a grip that he learned from the Dodgers legend Sandy Koufax himself, has spent his entire 18-year career as a member of the Dodgers organization.
Since making his debut in 2008, Kershaw has gone on to become a three-time Cy Young Award-winning National League MVP and has been elected to the All-Star team 10 times.
In 2011, Kershaw blew the baseball world away after becoming the 37th pitcher in MLB history to win the Triple Crown (wins/ERA/strikeouts), a season that earned him his first of five ERA Titles, which he would go on to win the following three years from 2012-2014, then again in 2017.
During his dominant run in 2015, Kerhsaw not only led the league in complete game shutouts (3) and posted a stellar 2.13 ERA in a league-leading 33 starts, but he also became one of 19 pitchers in history to ever eclipse 300 strikeouts in a single season.
Then, in 2020, despite battling injuries, after 13 long years, Kershaw could finally call himself a champion after the Dodgers took down the Tampa Bay Rays in six games to win the World Series.
Now, the World Baseball Classic becomes his final stop before officially waiting for his name to be called for the Hall of Fame.