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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Major League Baseball great and Texas native Clayton |
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Kershaw realized a highlight of his outstanding career during the |
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2020 season, when he played an integral role in the Los Angeles |
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Dodgers' World Series triumph; and |
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WHEREAS, During his team's thrilling run through the |
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playoffs, Mr. Kershaw posted a 2.93 earned run average over 30 |
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innings; he was the winning pitcher in both of his World Series |
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starts, including Game 5, a pivotal contest that brought Los |
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Angeles within one victory of claiming the title; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in Dallas, Mr. Kershaw became a nationally |
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renowned player while attending Highland Park High School; the |
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left-handed hurler finished his senior season in 2006 with a 13-0 |
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record and a 0.77 ERA, and he further distinguished himself by |
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throwing a perfect game in the playoffs in which he struck out each |
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of the 15 hitters he faced; that season, he was named the American |
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Family Insurance ALL-USA Baseball Player of the Year and the |
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Gatorade National Baseball Player of the Year; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Kershaw initially intended to play for Texas A&M |
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University but instead signed with the Dodgers organization after |
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the team picked him with the seventh selection in the 2006 Major |
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League Baseball Draft; he was called up to the big leagues in 2008, |
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at age 20, and three years later was named to the first of his eight |
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MLB All-Star Teams; over the course of 13 seasons with the Dodgers, |
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he has compiled 175 wins, 2,526 strikeouts, and the best winning |
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percentage among pitchers with at least 250 decisions; he has won |
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the Cy Young Award three times and was named the National League MVP |
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in 2014 after recording a 21-3 record and a 1.77 ERA; and |
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WHEREAS, An accomplished individual off the field as well, |
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Mr. Kershaw joined with his wife, Ellen, to found the Kershaw's |
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Challenge charity; the organization's accomplishments include |
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building schools and homes for orphaned children in Zambia and |
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helping restore a Dallas community center; and |
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WHEREAS, Through his skill and determination, Clayton |
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Kershaw has established himself as one of the best pitchers in |
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baseball while helping the Dodgers become world champions, and his |
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achievements are a source of tremendous pride to his fellow Texans; |
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now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Clayton Kershaw on winning the 2020 |
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World Series as a member of the Los Angeles Dodgers and extend to |
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him sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. Kershaw as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |