Kershaw established himself as the franchise ace for the Dodgers in 2014, when he signed a seven-year, $215 million deal. He then took a three-year contract to stay in 2018 and has agreed to one- or two-year pacts since then.

Here's a list of each MLB team's longest-tenured player who spent his whole career with that franchise in that city.

Clayton Kershaw gives up five runs on five hits in his first start of the season as the Dodgers struggle to hold back the Angels in an 11-9 loss.