After a rough start, Clayton Kershaw ended his final regular-season start at Dodger Stadium with a strikeout and walked off the mound to a standing ovation Friday night.

A three-time National League Cy Young Award winner, 2014 National League MVP and 11-time All-Star, Kershaw announced his decision to end his 18-year career on Thursday.

"This is weird," Kershaw said with a chuckle during Thursday's press conference. "Yeah, I'm going to call it. I'm going to retire ... I'm at peace with it. I think it's the right time."

Following a cheerful walk-up to the mound, Kershaw began his final regular-season start in LA with consecutive strikes, but immediately ran into trouble after San Francisco Giants left fielder Heliot Ramos launched an 85-mph slider 431 feet into the left-center field st

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