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Kershaw says back injury no longer a concern
- Updated: December 6, 2016
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw began his offseason throwing program Monday, convinced the herniated disk in his lower back, which sidelined him for 2 1/2 months this season, is healed.
“I had an injury and it’s not injured anymore, so now you keep going,” said Kershaw.
Two weeks after the birth of his second child, son Charley, Kershaw made a one-day trip from his Dallas home to the Winter Meetings to help promote the deal that makes his sponsor, Under Armour, the official supplier of MLB uniforms starting in 2020.
Before he left home, Kershaw said, he threw for the first time since the season ended in the National League Championship Series in Chicago.
“Threw today for the first time. Didn’t hurt today, so that’s good,” he said.
He said his offseason conditioning will change slightly in the wake of the injury.
“I’m not having …
