Clayton Kershaw threw his 3,000th strikeout Wednesday night, becoming just the 20th player in MLB history to reach the milestone, and I need us to just think about that for a second. The majors have been around over 120 years and only 19 players in that period had thrown 3,

On a night that said plenty about the 18-year relationship between Kershaw and the Dodgers and Kershaw and the fan base, the left-hander showed why he stands alone among the 20 names on the list.

There is a new member of the 3,000-strikeout club. On Wednesday night, Los Angeles Dodgers icon Clayton Kershaw became the 20th pitcher in baseball history to record 3,000 career strikeouts, and only the fourth left-hander. He fanned Vinny Capra of the Chicago White Sox for the milestone strikeout.