Kershaw-Barnes is a personal pairing that works for Dodgers

Sometimes it’s personal.
Tim McCarver was behind the plate for 236 of Steve Carlton’s starts during their days together in St. Louis and Philadelphia, the future broadcaster having formed a battery bond with the future Hall of Famer. That included 128 of 140 starts during a four-year stretch (1976-79) with the Phillies when McCarver only occasionally played without Carlton on the mound.
On his way to the Hall of Fame, Greg Maddux forged relationships with two “personal catchers