I read somewhere that during the last off-season, he signed a 7 year contract....for $215,000,000.
The lad ain't buying lunch off the Dollar Menu.
From Wikipedia (before his big contract):
He is a Methodist with strong religious faith.
Humanitarian work[edit]Prior to the 2011 season, Kershaw visited Zambia with his wife as part of a Christian mission organized by Dallas-based Arise Africa. After the trip, Kershaw announced his dream of building an orphanage in Lusaka, Zambia, which he called “Hope's Home” after 11-year-old Hope, an HIV-positive child Kershaw met while in Zambia. To accomplish his goal, Kershaw pledged a donation of $100 per strikeout recorded in 2011. With Kershaw’s career high of 248 strikeouts thrown during the 2011 season, he donated $492,300 toward his $70,000 goal. When Kershaw won the 2011 Players Choice Award, he donated $260,000 to Hope's Home. He and his wife returned to Zambia in 2012.
Kershaw donated $100 for every strikeout in the 2012 season to Kershaw’s Challenge, calling that season's incarnation of the project “Strike Out To Serve.” Seventy percent of the money raised in 2012 went to Arise Africa, with 10 percent each going to the Peacock Foundation in Los Angeles, Mercy Street in Dallas, and I Am Second.
In addition to Hope's Home and Kershaw’s Challenge, he has also helped with other programs in Los Angeles, such as helping Habitat for Humanity demolish and rehabilitate a house in Lynwood, California. He is also a supporter of the Peacock Foundation, which provides animal-assisted interventions and activities for at risk youth by partnering with mental health practitioners, public service agencies and community organizations.
Kershaw was recognized for his charity work by being honored with the Roberto Clemente Award in 2012, the top humanitarian honor bestowed by Major League Baseball.In 2013, he received the Branch Rickey Award in recognition of outstanding community service, presented by the Rotary Club of Denver.