MLB postseason continues Saturday night when Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres open the NLDS at Dodger Stadium. The Padres eliminated the Atlanta Braves in the Wild Card Series earlier this week.

Los Angeles Dodgers veteran pitcher Clayton Kershaw was left off the official 26-man roster for the NLDS. His absence comes as no surprise since he's been battling a reoccurring toe injury. Kershaw has continued his rehab process and could be available for the Dodgers in the coming weeks.

Clayton Kershaw, who has spent the past five weeks rehabbing an ailing toe, will not pitch this postseason no matter how far the Los Angeles Dodgers advance. But the Dodgers got some immediate good news a little more than two hours before Game 1 of the National League Division Series on Saturday,

The veteran has been dealing with a toe injury, and that will keep him off the mound for Los Angeles throughout the postseason.

The left-hander acknowledges his attempts to find a way to pitch with his toe injury have only made things worse, and offseason surgery is possible

Before Game 1 of the NLDS, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts talked about Clayton Kershaw’s current injury and announced he won’t pitch again this season. Mark E. Potts is the senior editor for video at the Los Angeles Times.

Dodgers manager Dave Roberts gives an update on Clayton Kershaw and why he's going to be out the rest of the postseason

The Dodgers are scheduled to begin Game 1 of the NLDS against the Padres on Saturday evening, and among the pitchers notably absent from their roster for the series is veteran southpaw Clayton Kershaw.