LOS ANGELES _ Clayton Kershaw, the Dodgers' ace and the face of the franchise for the last decade, agreed Friday to a new, three-year, $93 million deal to remain with Los Angeles, according to a person with knowledge of the situation.
Kershaw, 30, initially had until Wednesday at 9 p.m. PDT _ three days after Sunday's season-ending loss to the Boston Red Sox in the World Series _ to decide whether to opt out of the two years remaining on his contract. He and the Dodgers extended the deadline to 1 p.m. Friday.
He had two years and $65 million remaining on the seven-year, $215 million deal he signed in January 2014. It was, at the time, the richest contract for a pitcher in baseball history. Boston Red Sox left-hander David Price later surpassed the total value.
