Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw's mom dies day before Mother's Day

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The mother of Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw died on Saturday, his wife announced over the weekend at the unveiling of two youth baseball fields in Inglewood, California. 

Ellen Kershaw shared the news of Marianne Tombaugh’s passing at the unveiling of two Dodgers Dreamfields over the weekend. 

Starting pitcher Clayton Kershaw throws against the San Diego Padres in the National League Division Series game at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Oct. 12, 2022. (Keith Birmingham/MediaNews Group/Pasadena Star-News via Getty Images)

"Clayton grew up with a baseball in his hand ready to play a game in a sandlot or on a ballfield just like this one on a moment’s notice," she said during the dedication.

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"One person in particular cultivated that love in Clayton, his dear mama, Marianne, who moved mountains to get him to baseball practice and games. She sat front row cheering him on – not so subtly and kept score in a book to keep her nerves at bay."

"Today we dedicate this field to his sweet mom who passed and went away to be with the Lord this morning," she continued. "She experienced no greater joy than watching her son grow into the man, the philanthropist, the father, and the ballplayer that he is today."

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Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Clayton Kershaw waves to fans after the team's 4-0 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks in Phoenix, Sept. 13, 2022. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

Tombaugh’s age and cause of death were not immediately known. 

The two fields, funded in part by