Matt Kemp might have surgery, Clayton Kershaw will not

Matt Kemp might have to undergo a shoulder operation this off-season, trainer Sue Falsone said Wednesday.

“We’re talking,� Falsone said. “We’ll make some decisions in the next 36 hours.�

Falsone also delivered some positive news, saying Clayton Kershaw’s right hip won’t require surgery.

Kershaw will start the Dodgers’ regular-season finale on Wednesday against the San Francisco Giants.

“If we had any worries, he wouldn’t be out there,� Falsone said. “He should have a regular off-season.�

Kemp’s fate won’t be decided until he completes an exit physical examination. He has a torn labrum in his left shoulder.

Falsone said there are three possible courses of treatment for Kemp’s shoulder.

He could take a conservative approach, continue to receive treatment and hope the inflammation subsides.

He could have a minor clean-up procedure, which would prevent him throwing a baseball for six to eight weeks even though the injury is not to his throwing shoulder. Such a procedure would have a minimal impact on Kemp’s off-season.

Or he could have his labrum repaired, which would sideline him for four months.

“If that’s the case, you’re looking closer to four months before he’s ready to return,� Falsone said.

But Kemp would still be ready for spring training, according to Falsone.

“He wouldn’t be far behind,� Falsone said. “He would have a fairly normal spring training.�

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