Reggie Jackson blasts Dodgers for pulling Clayton Kershaw amid perfect game bid

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MLB Hall of Famer Reggie Jackson blasted the Los Angeles Dodgers Wednesday after the team decided to pull pitcher Clayton Kershaw amid a perfect game bid.

Kershaw, in his season debut, was magnificent against the Minnesota Twins, as he struck out 13 batters and had a perfect game through seven innings. But Dodgers manager Dave Roberts made the decision to remove Kershaw after 80 pitches at Target Field, which drew a reaction from Jackson on social media. 

"Clayton Kershaw Perfect game 80 pitches, take him OUT !!!!! WHAT THE! what’s the game coming to? 1 of the era’s best, and you take him out with a perfect game in the 7th, 7-0 Dodgers winning," Jackson wrote on Twitter. "Take him OUT! THIS IS BASEBALL PLEASE PEOPLE THAT HAVE NEVER PLAYED GET OUT OF ITS WAY."

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Clayton Kershaw of the Los Angeles Dodgers walks to the dugout after recording a strikeout against Nick Gordon of the Minnesota Twins to end the sixth inning at Target Field April 13, 2022, in Minneapolis.  (David Berding/Getty Images)

With just six outs left to go in the game, Roberts replaced Kershaw with reliever Alex Vesia to begin the eighth inning. Vesia gave up Minnesota's first and only hit of the contest, a single by Gary Sanchez. The hit eliminated any hope the team — and Kershaw — had of making history.

Sandy Koufax is the only pitcher in Dodgers history to throw a perfect game, which he did against the Chicago Cubs in 1965. With nearly 30,000 people in attendance for the game, Koufax stuck out 14 batters, and he didn't allow any player to reach base. The Dodgers won the game 1-0.

On Wednesday, Kershaw struck out every Twins