that all day. I love baseball.”

He loves it — but he doesn’t miss it yet. He said he has “no interest in playing” anymore.

“I don’t miss the game at all. I just miss the people,” he said. “I love watching. I just know I can’t play it anymore. I’m at peace with that. I miss this. I miss the stadium. I wouldn’t say it’s hard to be here. But you remember what you’re missing, which is challenging for sure.”

After years of fighting through injuries and rehabbing from surgeries in order to continue his career, Kershaw definitely knows what he likes most about retirement so far.

“There’s a freedom with retirement,” he said. “If you don’t want to work out, you don’t have to. If your back hurts, it doesn’t matter. If your arm hurts, it doesn’t matter. You get to see a lot more stuff, be around for everything. So there’s a lot of great parts. It doesn’t take away from how special playing this game is. But there’s a lot of really awesome parts about being home.”

Kershaw’s fifth child was born over the winter, making for a hectic home life. But he does expect to continue his connection with the Dodgers in an undefined special assistant role.

“I think I’ll be involved somehow,” he said. “Probably not physically here in L.A. But definitely, I’m sure I’ll watch games. I still want to be a part of the Dodgers, so if I can help in some small piece, I will.”