After hitting the injured list last August due to pain in his left big toe, Clayton Kershaw is set to return to the mound for the first time this season on Saturday to face the Los Angeles Angels.

Amidst a rash of starting pitcher injuries, the Dodgers are getting their longtime ace back. Clayton Kershaw will make his season debut on Saturday at Dodger Stadium against the Angels, manager Dave Roberts said prior to the Dodgers’ 11-1 home loss to the Athletics on Tuesday night.

They didn't even make it to the summer this time, losing both Tyler Glasnow and Blake Snell to shoulder injuries by April, with Roki Sasaki following them to the IL this week with a right shoulder impingement,

This could be Clayton Kershaw's last stand. The often-injured and surgically repaired left-hander is targeted to make his first start of the season Sunday for the Los Angeles Dodgers against the Los Angeles Angels at Dodger Stadium.

A pair of injured Los Angeles Dodgers pitchers both continued their rehab assignments with Triple-A Oklahoma City on Sunday, with Clayton Kershaw starting the game and Michael Kopech pitching out of the bullpen.