Dodgers’ Clayton Kershaw preparing for All-Star first he’s pretty sure he doesn’t deserve

Clayton Kershaw and Dodgers teammate Tyler Anderson got in some laughs before the Home Run Derby. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)

LOS ANGELES — So here’s what we have at this celebration of baseball’s greatest stars: one starting pitcher who’s not good enough to be here, one starting pitcher whose manager has never seen him play and one other guy — perhaps you’ve heard of Shohei Ohtani — who isn’t going to toe the rubber at Dodger Stadium at all.

Hey, Tuesday’s All-Star Game will still be a blast.