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Clayton Kershaw on Julio Urias: ‘He’s better than I was at 19’
- Updated: May 27, 2016
7:17 PM ET
NEW YORK — Expect Clayton Kershaw to be on the top step of the dugout, fully engaged in Julio Urias’ debut outing for the Los Angeles Dodgers on Friday.
Kershaw, the Dodgers’ ace, made his major league debut in 2008 at age 20, one year older than Urias is now. When approached Friday and asked for some insight on his major league debut, Kershaw knew exactly where the conversation was headed.
“He’s just better,” Kershaw said, even before Urias’ name was mentioned. “He’s just better than I was at 19. Much better.”
So what is a debut outing like? Do things speed up? Are you constantly telling yourself to slow things down? Does the magnitude of the situation start to get overwhelming?
“All of the above,” Kershaw said. “Once you’re pitching, I think it’s pretty similar. But yeah, his whole demeanor, just everything is just light years ahead of when I came up. He’s had more time in the minor leagues than when I came up and they have really prepared him well. I’m thankful I had the opportunity to come up when I did because I learned up here. I think he’s already learned there so now he’s good to …
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