Matthew Stockman/Getty ImagesThe Los Angeles Dodgers and Clayton Kershawagreed to a new three-year contract Friday that ensures he won't become a free agent until the end of the 2021 campaign Todd Gurley Jersey Elite , the team announced.TheNew York Post's Joel Shermanreported the deal is for $93 million.Kershaw had until 4 p.m. ET on Friday to decide if he wanted to exercise or decline the option in his contract. Had he opted out, he would have forfeited $65 million over the next two seasons."Honestly, I wanted to stay here," Kershaw said Saturday, per ESPN.com'sAiden Gonzalez. "Financial, everything aside, it was more valuable to me to stay here. I'm glad we got that done. I talked a lot with Ellen [his wife]. My kiddos love it here, Ellen loves it here Authentic Cooper Kupp Jersey , I love it here. I love the team here. There's not many opportunities that meet all the criteria that Ellen and I would be looking for."It gives me a chance to prove a lot of people wrong," Kershaw added. "I think this year especially鈥攎aybe rightfully so鈥攖here's been a lot of people saying that I'm in decline or I'm not going to be as good as I once was. I'm looking forward to proving a lot of people wrong with that."The 30-year-old has established himself as arguably the top starting pitcher in baseball.He has seven seasons with 200 strikeouts or more (and hit 301 strikeouts in 2015), six seasons with a sub-2.50 ERA, three seasons with a sub-2.00 ERA and six seasons with a WHIP below 1.00. He's thrown 175 or more innings seven times and has eight straight years of double-digit wins (2010-17).He's led the National League in ERA five times, WHIP four times, wins three times and strikeouts three times.He's a seven-time All-Star,three-time Cy Young winner and was the 2014 NL MVP. He was the first pitcher to earn that honor in the National League since Bob Gibson in 1968 (Justin Verlander was the last pitcher to win AL MVP in 2011).Suffice it to say, Kershaw's value to the Dodgers is astronomical despite a rather inconsistent postseason track record. Overall Cooper Kupp Jersey Elite , Kershaw is 9-10 with a 4.32 ERA across 24 playoff starts, including 0-2 with a 7.36 ERA over 11 innings against the reigning championBoston Red Sox in this year's World Series.Despite those flaws, the Dodgers negotiated a new deal with Kershaw to keep the perennial Cy Young candidate in Southern California.If he's able to maintain his elite level of pitching well into his 30s, that will not only be money well spent, but Kershaw may also go down as one of the most dominant pitchers in MLB history. Daniel Shirey/Getty ImagesMiami Marlins pitcherJose Urena has been suspended six games and fined an undisclosed amount of money for hitting Atlanta Braves outfielderRonald Acuna Jr. with the first pitch of Wednesday's game, according to Joe Frisaro of MLB.com.Urena hit Acuna, who had led off the previous three games against the Fish with a home run, with a 97 mph fastball to start the game http://www.denverbroncosteamonline.com/phillip-lindsay-jersey , leading to both benches clearing:Urena was ejected for his actions, and Acuna ultimately left the game after the first inning due to a left elbow injury. The CT scan came back normal, and the rookie was back in the lineup Thursday.Urena discussed the incident afterward:"I try to come out to the game to get deep into a game," Urena said, perMark Bowmanof MLB.com. "The first pitch you hit somebody. [The umpires] knew that was a mistake and they let me warm up. But those people, they got crazy and they started to attack me, and I don't know what they were looking for. I just backed up and tried to stick to my game plan."Acuna entered the gamehaving eight round-trippers in his last eight appearances, including adinger in a franchise-record-tying five consecutive games. And while he left Wednesday's game without hitting a homer Womens Phillip Lindsay Jersey , the Braves later made it known that his streak was stillofficially active.The beaning seems to stem from the fact that pitchers are having a hard time containing Acuna鈥攁nd that reasoning didn't sit well with Atlanta.Braves manager Brian Snitker said, via Bowman:"To get hit like that when all he's doing is playing the game, he's not doing anything to show anybody up. He's just playing the game. He's a young, talented kid. That's a shame that happened. What happens if they hit him there and it breaks his elbow and he's done for the year? With what we're trying to accomplish here and where we're at, there's no reason for that. I mean, this is a game."Acuna has made himself a legitimate National League Rookie of the Year candidate by hitting .288 with 19 home runs and 43 RBI in 69 games. That impressive start to his career has helped the Braves surprise the baseball world by holding a two-game lead in the NL East at 68-51.Meanwhile, the Marlins are 22 games back in the division at 48-75. In the same breath, it's been a rough year for Urena Cheap Kerryon Johnson Jersey , as the right-hander has gone 3-12 with a 4.74 ERA in 24 starts. He is tied for fifth in the majors with 11 hit batsmen.Barring an appeal, Urena's suspension is expected to begin Friday. He could potentially miss one start as a result, or the Marlins could tweak the rotation to make it so his next outing only gets pushed back a couple of days.PerMLB.com, Atlanta first base coach Eric Young also received a one-game suspension and an undisclosed fine for his actions in the benches-clearing altercation.