Clayton Kershaw is so good that he threw a strike with a pitch that bounced well before the plate

This totally fooled Profar.

Clayton Kershaw is, as you know, an incredible pitcher, an all-time great of a lefty who throws curveballs that blow minds.

The future Hall of Famer was on the hill Wedneday night in the Los Angeles Dodgers’ 5-3 loss to the San Diego Padres in their NLDS playoff series. And while facing Jurickson Profar, he threw a 75 MPH pitch that dived … many feet in front of the plate.

Profar swung at it, looking foolish. But when you’re facing Kershaw and maybe you think a fastball is coming or something, maybe you swing.

Check out the pitch and the reaction to it: