LOS ANGELES — The mom of Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw has died.
Marianne Tombaugh died on Saturday, in line with Ellen Kershaw. The pitcher’s spouse talked about it in the course of the dedication of a refurbished youth baseball subject in Inglewood which his charity basis supported.
Kershaw’s mother and father divorced when he was 10 and he was raised by his mom in suburban Dallas. His father, Christopher Kershaw, died in 2013.
“Clayton grew up with a baseball in his hand able to play a sport in a sandlot or on a ballfield identical to this one on a second’s discover,” Ellen Kershaw mentioned on the dedication.
“One particular person specifically cultivated that love in Clayton, his pricey momma Marianne, who moved mountains to get him to baseball observe and video games. She sat entrance row cheering him on not so subtly and stored rating in a ebook to maintain her nerves at bay.”
Ellen Kershaw added, “She skilled no better pleasure than watching her son develop into the person, the philanthropist, the daddy and the ballplayer that he’s right this moment.”
Kershaw and his spouse have 4 youngsters.
Manger Dave Roberts mentioned Sunday that Kershaw will make his scheduled begin Tuesday at dwelling in opposition to the Minnesota Twins.
“I am positive it is a a day that he has a heavy coronary heart,” Roberts mentioned on Mom’s Day. “If you’re coping with the passing of a mum or dad, that is up there as robust because it will get.”
Roberts mentioned the 35-year-old pitcher could take bereavement depart after his begin.