Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw appreciates his 11th career All-Star Game selection while acknowledging this one’s a little different from the rest. The three-time Cy Young Award winner has made only nine starts this season but still got selected to the National League team as a Legend Pick by MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred,

Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw earned a surprise MLB All-Star game nod through the “legend” pick but declined to comment on the honor.

Kershaw joins Yoshinobu Yamamoto as a National League reserve after receiving a “Legends Pick” from Rob Manfred for the 11th All-Star nod of his career. They join teammates Shohei Ohtani, Will