Faatumu le fuaiupu o loo mulimuli mai: Na manumalo Kershaw i lana taaloga muamua i le MLB, na faia i le Washington Nationals iā Iulai 27, 2008. E ono inisinia na ia faia e lē taʻalo ai, ma e fā taimi na taia ai o ia, e tasi le taimi na savali ai, ma e lima foʻi taimi na ia taia ai. Kershaw faamaeaina lona rookie vaitau 5<unk>5, ma se 4.26 ERA i 22 taaloga (21 amata). Na ia faia foʻi ni inisinia se lua mai le bullpen mo le Dodgers i le
2008 National League Championship Series (NLCS) faasaga i le Philadelphia Phillies.