Clayton Kershaw will be on the Los Angeles Dodgers' World Series roster against the Toronto Blue Jays, manager Dave Roberts said on Thursday.

The Los Angeles Dodgers beat the New York Yankees in five games in 2024 and look to repeat against the Blue Jays this year.

The World Series begins Friday in Toronto with the Dodgers having a tremendous experience edge in starting pitching over the Blue Jays for Game 1 but are expected to be without a key reliever. Dodger left-hander Blake Snell will be making his 236th major league start — combining the regular season and postseason.

Utility player Kiké Hernández can become the Dodgers' all-time leader in postseason games played in this World Series. Hernández has played in 85 Dodgers playoff games, one shy of Justin Turner's record of 86. Having played in all games in this postseason run, Hernández can surpass Tuner's mark as early as Game 2 of the World Series.

The lefty will pitch Friday’s opener for the Dodgers in Toronto as a more mature, better prepared and improved pitcher.

And then there were two. The 2025 World Series matchup is set, bringing together the defending champion Dodgers and a Blue Jays club making its first Fall Classic appearance since 1993. It’s a showdown few could have seen coming at the start of the season.

AIR7 video shows the team's plane taking off from LAX on Wednesday afternoon, giving them a couple of days in Toronto to prepare for Game 1.

Shohei Ohtani hit a leadoff home run and homers in the fourth and seventh innings to send the Dodgers to the World Series for the second year in a row.