 When he debuted in 2008, he was the youngest player in MLB, a title he held for one full year.In 2011, he won the pitching Triple Crown and the NL Cy Young Award, becoming the youngest pitcher to accomplish either of these feats since Dwight Gooden in 1985.During the 2013 offseason, the Dodgers signed Kershaw to a franchise record seven-year, $215 million contract extension.