The budding Dodgers dynasty is \u201cgood for baseball,\u201d according to one of its architects.<\/p>\n
Clayton Kershaw, who helped guide Los Angeles to three World Series championships during his historic 18-year career, insisted the Dodgers\u2019 sustained run of success only benefits the sport \u2014 and compared it to the powerhouse Yankees teams of the late 1990s and early 2000s.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think that was the way the Yankees were. When I was growing up, the Yankees were the best team \u2014 in the World Series and winning all those,\u201d Kershaw said during a recent appearance on \u201cLiterally! With Rob Lowe.\u201d<\/a> \u201cBut I think that\u2019s good for baseball. I really do.<\/p>\n \u201cHaving a team that you either love, because that\u2019s your team, or you hate because they keep winning \u2014 that\u2019s good for baseball.\u201d<\/p>\n Regarded as one of the greatest pitchers in MLB history, Kershaw, 37, officially retired following the 2025 season.<\/p>\n Kershaw celebrates with the Commissioner\u2019s Trophy after defeating the Toronto Blue Jays in game seven of the 2025 MLB World Series at Rogers Centre. IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect<\/p>\n Kershaw retired following the 2025 season with a Hall of Fame resume, which includes three Cy Young awards, an MVP and three World Series rings. Getty Images<\/p>\n The left-hander walked away as an 11-time All-Star, three-time NL Cy Young Award winner, NL MVP, Gold Glove recipient, member of the 3,000-strikeout club <\/a>and three-time world champion.<\/p>\n He went 11-2 with a 3.36 ERA in 23 regular-season outings last season before getting a key out in relief during Game 3 of the World Series<\/a>.<\/p>\n Injuries hampered Kershaw in his final years, but he remained an integral part of a Dodgers organization that has not only captured back-to-back World Series titles but appeared in four of the past eight Fall Classics.<\/p>\n Los Angeles\u2019 dominance has been fueled by an aggressive approach to star talent \u2014 adding back-to-back NL MVP Shohei Ohtani, Japanese ace Yoshinobu Yamamoto, former MVPs Freddie Freeman and Mookie Betts, and two-time Cy Young winner Blake Snell.<\/p>\n This offseason has been no different, with the Dodgers signing now-former Mets closer Edwin Diaz<\/a>.<\/p>\n Their success even prompted commissioner Rob Manfred to tell ESPN<\/a> that the Dodgers \u201care probably more profitable on a percentage basis than the old Yankees were, meaning it could be more sustainable, so it is more of a problem.\u201d<\/p>\n