The Latest Breaking News from Clayton Kershaw

LOS ANGELES — Clayton Kershaw is nearing a one-year deal with the Dodgers that is similar to the $17 million contract he signed before last season, according to two people familiar with negotiations but not authorized to speak publicly about them. The deal is expected to be finalized over the…

The pitcher has spent his entire 15-year career in Los Angeles.

LOS ANGELES — They are the two longest-tenured players in the Dodgers organization.

The offseason is officially here, and this year’s free-agency class features a record-setting slugger alongside star shortstops. See how they stack up.

The end of the World Series means the start of free agency. Insert the corny little dad joke about, “Now the work begins for the Rangers.”

LOS ANGELES — The Dodgers thought they'd still be playing right now.

PHILADELPHIA — What defines a legacy?

Those suddenly lovable Houston Astros have become the universally respected favorites to win the upcoming World Series.

LOS ANGELES — Andrew Friedman called it the most disappointing elimination in his eight years as the Dodgers’ top front office executive, an “organizational failure” that the team hadn’t been anticipating after a franchise-record 111-win season.

After a decade of unprecedented regular-season dominance, but all too familiar playoff disappointment that continued Saturday night with their elimination in the National League Division Series, the Dodgers find themselves in a familiar place entering this offseason.

SAN DIEGO — They have flopped before, countless wonderful summers cruelly melted into autumn ashes.