Marianne Tombaugh, the mother of Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher, Clayton Kershaw, sadly passed away the day before Mother’s Day, his wife announced over the weekend. Ellen Kershaw, the wife of Clayton, announced the passing of her mother-in-law at the unveiling of two youth baseball fields in Inglewood, California over the weekend. “Clayton grew up with a baseball in his hand ready to play a game in a sandlot or on a ballfield just like this one on a moment’s notice,” said Ellen during the dedication. “One person in particular cultivated that love in Clayton, his dear mama, Marianne, who moved mountains to get him to baseball practice and games. She sat front row cheering him on – not so subtly and kept score in a book to keep her nerves at bay. Today we dedicate this field to his sweet mom who passed and went away to be with the Lord this morning,” she continued. “She experienced no greater joy than watching her son grow into the man, the philanthropist, the father, and the ballplayer that he is today.”

Here’s Ellen Kershaw’s heartfelt message. pic.twitter.com/bL3zUTE4Cy

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The fields unveiled were the 59th and 60th fields that were revitalized as part of the Los Angeles Dodgers Foundation’s Dodgers Dreamfields program. The goal of the program is to provide neighborhoods across L.A. with updated baseball fields. The two fields were funded in part by Kershaw’s charity, Kershaw’s Challenge.