Dodgers' Alex Vesia Away From Team To Deal With Personal Matter

On nan eve of Game 1 of nan World Series betwixt nan Dodgers and Blue Jays, Los Angeles pitcher Alex Vesia is distant from his team.

"It's pinch a dense bosom that we stock that Alex Vesia is distant from nan squad arsenic he and his woman Kayla navigate a profoundly individual family matter," nan Dodgers announced Thursday afternoon. "The full Dodgers statement is sending our thoughts to nan Vesia family, and we will supply an update astatine a later date."

Vesia, a 29-year-old autochthonal of Alpine, Calif., has spent 5 years pinch Los Angeles aft playing for nan Marlins arsenic a rookie successful 2020.

In 2025, Vesia sounded successful 68 games. He has appeared successful 7 games this postseason, including nan last 2 games of nan National League Championship Series against nan Brewers.

The Dodgers are seeking their 2nd consecutive World Series title; nary Major League Baseball squad has done that since nan Yankees won 3 consecutive from 1998 to 2000.

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