TORONTO – Clayton Kershaw’s career came to an end without him even knowing it.

The future Hall of Famer announced weeks ago that he would retire at the conclusion of this season, his 18th in the major leagues. Win or lose, Saturday’s Game 7 was going to be his last game as an active player.

The Dodgers were clinging to a one-run lead in the bottom of the 11th inning and Yoshinobu Yamamoto had entered his third inning in relief just one day after throwing 96 pitches as the Game 6 starter when Vladimir Guerrero Jr. led off with a double.

Kershaw got up in the Dodgers bullpen and started to warm up while the Blue Jays bunted Guerrero to third, putting the tying run just 90 feet away, and Addison Barger walked.

“I had no idea we had one out. Honestly. I didn’t know,” a shirtless Kershaw re

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