Clayton Kershaw makes his MLB debut on May 25, 2008.
Dodgers at White Sox, 1:05 p.m.
Kiké Hernandez, SS
Howie Kendrick, 3B
Scott Van Slyke, 1B
Alex Guerrero, DH
A.J. Ellis, C
Austin Barnes, 2B
Trayce Thompson, CF
Elian Herrera, LF
Rico Noel, RF
(Clayton Kershaw, P)
Kiké Hernandez, SS
Howie Kendrick, 3B
Scott Van Slyke, 1B
Alex Guerrero, DH
A.J. Ellis, C
Austin Barnes, 2B
Trayce Thompson, CF
Elian Herrera, LF
Rico Noel, RF
(Clayton Kershaw, P)
By Jon Weisman
Clayton Kershaw is somehow 28 years old today, which is only slightly more believable than my youngest son turning 8 years old Sunday. My guess is that Kershaw isn’t renting a game truck this morning, though what do I know?
Anyway, just for fun, here are the youngest Dodgers to make their MLB debuts in the 2000s, with their ages at the time.
- Edwin Jackson (September 9, 2003): 20 years, 0 days
- Clayton Kershaw (May 25, 2008): 20 years, 67 days
- *Adrian Beltre (April 3, 2000): 20 years, 362 days
- Jonathan Broxton (July 29, 2005): 21 years, 43 days
- Jose Peraza (August 10, 2015): 21 years, 102 days
- Corey Seager (September 3, 2015): 21 years, 129 days
- Paco Rodriguez (September 9, 2012): 21 years, 146 days
- **Dioner Navarro (July 29, 2005): 21 years, 170 days
- Nathan Eovaldi (August 6, 2011): 21 years, 174 days
- Joel Guzman (June 1, 2006): 21 years, 189 days
*First game of the 2000s — actually debuted June 24, 1998, at 19 years, 78 days
**Made MLB debut September 7, 2004 with Yankees, at 20 years, 211 days
Julio Urias, who was optioned to the minor leagues Thursday, turns 20 on August 12 this year. If he gets his big-league callup before then, he will move ahead of Jackson.
oldbrooklynfan
Eovaldi’s not doing to badly with the Yankees.