Clayton Kershaw, who already has a jam-packed Hall of Fame resume, is poised to make history. The longtime Los Angeles Dodgers ace enters his start against the Chicago White Sox on Wednesday with 2,997 career strikeouts. The last pitcher to join the club was Max Scherzer, who did so in 2021, also in a Dodgers uniform. CC Sabathia and Justin Verlander reached the milestone in 2019, over a decade after John Smoltz.