{"id":550687,"date":"2026-01-29T03:55:15","date_gmt":"2026-01-29T03:55:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/550687\/"},"modified":"2026-01-29T03:55:15","modified_gmt":"2026-01-29T03:55:15","slug":"clayton-kershaw-nears-nbc-deal-to-join-mlb-studio-coverage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/550687\/","title":{"rendered":"Clayton Kershaw Nears NBC Deal to Join MLB Studio Coverage"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>LOS ANGELES &#8212; NBC is in advanced talks with Clayton Kershaw to bring the recently retired Dodgers pitcher into the network\u2019s MLB studio lineup, sources told <a href=\"https:\/\/frontofficesports.com\/nbc-closes-in-on-clayton-kershaw-for-mlb-studio\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Front Office Sports;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Front Office Sports<\/a>. Kershaw, a future Hall of Famer and three-time National League Cy Young Award winner, is expected to provide expert analysis on select broadcasts.<\/p>\n<p>Kershaw, 37, concluded an 18-year major league career with the Dodgers this past season, finishing with 223 wins, two World Series titles, and a reputation as one of the game\u2019s most dominant pitchers. His transition into broadcasting comes as NBC ramps up its baseball coverage, aiming to reestablish itself as a primary destination for MLB content.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>The Dodgers, fresh off adding stars like Kyle Tucker and Edwin D\u00edaz, are set to be a central focus of NBC\u2019s upcoming broadcasts. The network recently acquired the Sunday Night Baseball package, previously held by ESPN, which includes select games streamed on Peacock as well as the MLB Wild-Card round.<\/p>\n<p>Legendary broadcaster Bob Costas, returning to NBC for the new baseball coverage, emphasized the network\u2019s strategy during a recent media call, noting that Sunday nights are becoming \u201csports night year-round\u201d with NFL, NBA, and MLB programming.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe media landscape has changed, it\u2019s true. But the next two deals here allow Sunday night to become sports night year-round on NBC, Sunday Night Football, Sunday Night NBA, Sunday Night Baseball,\u201d Costas said.<\/p>\n<p>NBC\u2019s move to feature Kershaw follows a broader trend of networks recruiting recently retired athletes for analysis roles. With his combination of on-field experience, credibility, and media-friendly presence, Kershaw is widely regarded as a prime candidate to elevate NBC\u2019s MLB coverage and engage both casual fans and diehard followers of the game.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>While an official announcement is pending, sources indicate that Kershaw\u2019s involvement will include studio appearances around marquee matchups, particularly highlighting the Dodgers\u2019 roster and playoff pursuits.<\/p>\n<p>If finalized, this role will mark the start of Kershaw\u2019s post-playing career in broadcasting, continuing his influence on the sport in a new capacity.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"LOS ANGELES &#8212; NBC is in advanced talks with Clayton Kershaw to bring the recently retired Dodgers pitcher&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":550688,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[41],"tags":[241717,34688,7480,2442,31972,5605,1266,1030,62,22888,67,132,68],"class_list":{"0":"post-550687","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-mlb","8":"tag-baseball-coverage","9":"tag-bob-costas","10":"tag-clayton-kershaw","11":"tag-dodgers","12":"tag-edwin-diaz","13":"tag-kyle-tucker","14":"tag-mlb","15":"tag-nbc","16":"tag-sports","17":"tag-the-dodgers","18":"tag-united-states","19":"tag-unitedstates","20":"tag-us"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115976373932763696","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/550687","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=550687"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/550687\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/550688"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=550687"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=550687"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=550687"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}