Los Angeles Dodgers Star Clayton Kershaw and Wife Ellen Welcome Baby No. 5

Major League Baseball pitcher Clayton Kershaw has built a Hall of Fame career with the Los Angeles Dodgers, from when he broke into the big leagues in 2008 to when he announced his retirement in 2025.

The three-time Cy Young Award winner will go down as one of the best to ever take the mound, and he has had his wife, Ellen, by his side the entire way. The high school sweethearts first started dating in 2003, three years before the Dodgers drafted him in the first round of the 2006 MLB Draft. They married in 2010 and nowshare five children together.

Though Clayton is the first MLB player in his family, he comes from a talented background. He is the great-nephew of Clyde Tombaugh, the astronomer who discovered Pluto (Tombaugh died in 1997, long before Pluto's demotion to a dwarf planet). Kershaw's father, Christopher, was a musician who won a Clio award for his commercial jingles.

Keep scrolling for more on Clayton Kershaw's family.

Ellen Melson Kershaw

Clayton and Ellen welcomed their first child, daughter Cali, in 2015. As Clayton wrote in the Players Tribune in 2019, fatherhood has changed his life.

"Being a dad is the greatest thing that has ever happened to me," he said. "My children have changed my life for the better in so many ways."

Cali has grown up around the Dodgers, with Clayton revealing that she "loves going to the stadium" because it means she could play with the other players' kids.

Like Ellen, she also had a message for Clayton when he hit 3,000 strikeouts.

"Dad, I'm so proud of you … you've been throwing strikeouts since before I was born," she told her dad. "I'm so happy you've gotten to 3,000 strikeouts."

Charley

Clayton and Ellen welcomed son Cooper in 2020.

"Want y'all to meet someone new to our team – Cooper Ellis Kershaw joined us last Sunday, and we are so thankful for a healthy baby boy," Clayton wrote via Instagram at the time. "Cali & Charley are the best big siblings & love their baby brother so much."

Chance

Clayton and Ellen announced the arrival of their youngest, son Chance, in 2021 via a post to Clayton's Instagram channel.

"Chance James Kershaw – our #4 arrived yesterday!" he wrote in the caption. "He's perfect, and can't wait to meet his big sister & 2 big bros!"

Chloe

Just days before celebrating Christmas 2025, Clayton and Ellen welcomed their fifth baby together.

"Meet Chloe Peach Kershaw, who joined our crew and arrived on December 19th!" Clayton wrote via Instagram on December 23, 2025. "She's perfect and her brothers and sister are obsessed with her. We are grateful for the gift of her life!"

Although the former MLB pitcher announced his retirement just a few months prior, Clayton still received support from the Dodgers.

The team saw the post and commented, "Congratulations, Kershaw family! Welcome to the world, Chloe Peach 💙."

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This story was originally published December 24, 2025 at 9:18 AM.