Dodgers' Clayton Kershaw has hilarious answer to whether he's considered 'unc status'

Billy Heyen

Dodgers' Clayton Kershaw has hilarious answer to whether he's considered 'unc status' image

Clayton Kershaw is at the All-Star Game as a "legend" pick by commissioner Rob Manfred.

It's certainly an accurate descriptor of the Los Angeles Dodgers' lefty legend who recently reached 3,000 career strikeouts.

It also has him serving as a sort of unofficial elder statesman at the All-Star proceedings.

And with that in mind, the 37-year old Kershaw was asked by a reporter at what age someone is considered "unc status."

"Wrong guy to ask," Kershaw replied. "I don't know. I'm probably there, though, whatever it is."

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Unc, derived from uncle, is a term often used with endearment toward an older mentor. 

Kershaw fits the mold, especially relative to all the young stars at the All-Star Game.

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Billy Heyen

Billy Heyen is a freelance writer with The Sporting News. He is a 2019 graduate of Syracuse University who has written about many sports and fantasy sports for The Sporting News. Sports reporting work has also appeared in a number of newspapers, including the Sandusky Register and Rochester Democrat & Chronicle