Clayton Kershaw carves name into baseball history books with 3,000th career strikeout

Kershaw, now just the 20th pitcher in MLB history to reach 3,000 strikeouts, joins an exclusive pantheon of greatness.

LOS ANGELES — On a warm July evening at Dodger Stadium, underneath the glow of the bright lights and the weight of baseball history on his shoulders, Clayton Kershaw did what he’s done better than nearly anyone for the better part of two decades: he struck someone out.

Kershaw caught Chicago White Sox third baseman Vinny Capra looking on an 85 mph slider to carve his name into the record books.

Strikeout No. 3,000.

Cue the roar. Play the celebratory montage.

Dodger Stadium shook — not with surprise but with reverence.