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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Clayton Kershaw and the Los Angeles Dodgers want some more time to consider their possible future together.The three-time NL Cy Young Award winner and the team agreed to extend the deadline on his opt-out decision by 40 hours until 1 p.m. PDT Friday.The team made the announcement a couple hours before the initial 9 p.m. PDT deadline Thursday.Kershaw can opt out of the last two years and $65 million of his contract to become a free agent for the first time in an 11-year big league career spent entirely with the Dodgers. They drafted him in 2006.If he opts out http://www.stlouiscardinalsteamshop.com/authentic-lou-brock-jersey , he could negotiate with any team, including the Dodgers.He signed a $215 million, seven-year contract in January 2014 that calls for salaries of $32 million next year and $33 million in 2020.Kershaw was 9-5 with a 2.73 ERA this season.At 30, he remains one of baseball’s premier pitchers. But the left-handed ace had two separate stints on the disabled list for the fourth time in five years this season, and his fastball velocity has decreased.Despite all of his individual accolades Ken Boyer Jersey , the seven-time All-Star has yet to win a World Series. The Dodgers lost in the Fall Classic for the second straight year, falling 4-1 to Boston on Sunday.Kershaw lost Games 1 and 5 against the Red Sox, and he is 9-10 with a 4.32 in the postseason in his career, including 1-4 with a 6.06 ERA in elimination games. He is 153-69 record with a 2.39 ERA during the regular season. Elsa/Getty ImagesNew York Yankees shortstop Didi Gregorius had Tommy John surgery on his right elbow, the team announced Wednesday.The Yankees added the procedure "went as expected."The team confirmed last weekGregorius would need to go under the knife to repair a tear in hisright ulnar collateral ligament.Yankees manager Aaron Booneindicatedthe 28-year-old is at least a doubt to start the 2019 regular season."We're optimistic that he'll be back at some point during the season http://www.stlouiscardinalsteamshop.com/authentic-mike-shannon-jersey ," Boone said. "I don't want to speculate too much on when.We think there's a realistic chance he plays the bulk of the season with us."Yankees general manager Brian Cashman added that Gregorius' return date "all depends on how things play out."The announcement put a damper on what was a career year for Gregorius. He set personal bests in home runs (27), on-base percentage (.335) and slugging percentage (.494). His 4.6 WAR ranked eighth among shortstops, perFanGraphs.For some, Gregorius' elbow injury added further incentive for the Yankees to sign Manny Machado, who's a free agent this winer. MLB.com'sAnthony Castrovincemade some arguments against the move Whitey Herzog Jersey , citing the likely length of Machado's contract鈥攑otentially 10 years or more鈥攁nd New York's need for starting pitching above a middle infielder.The Yankees already had some motivation to spend big in free agency after a disappointing playoff exit in the American League Division Series. Now that Gregorius is officially on the road to recovery, the team will have another reason to evaluate all of its options in the free-agent market.