LOS ANGELES -- With his 18th and final regular season in the big leagues coming to a close, Clayton Kershaw has spent much of this weekend taking in the sights and sounds of Dodger Stadium before his impending retirement .
But Kershaw believes he'll miss the people more than anything else, and he's taken time to express his gratitude to those who have supported him at every stage of his storied career.
His wife, Ellen, and their four children, Cali, Charley, Cooper and Chance. Former teammates, several of whom were in attendance when Kershaw made his final regular-season start at his home ballpark on Friday. Current teammates, whom Kershaw described as one of the most fun groups he's played with.
There's another group that has been with Kershaw from the very beginning: the fans.