On the eve of the World Series, Alex Vesia, a pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers, has stepped away from the team to deal with a “deeply personal family matter” with his pregnant wife Kayla Vesia.
The Los Angeles Dodgers are missing a teammate.
The day before the MLB team is set to return to the 2025 World Series to face off against the Toronto Blue Jays, they announced that their pitcher Alex Vesia is currently absent due to a private matter with his pregnant wife Kayla Vesia.
“It’s with a heavy heart that we share that Alex Vesia is away from the team as he and his wife Kayla navigate a deeply personal family matter,” the organization wrote in a statement shared to Instagram Oct. 23. “The entire Dodgers organization is sending our thoughts to the Vesia family, and we will provide an update at a later date.”
No further details about Alex’s absence were provided, and neither he nor his wife—who announced in April they were expecting a baby—have provided any updates of their own.
Amid the hiatus of one of their star pitchers, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts detailed how the team is attempting to pivot, given the fact that the team must submit a World Series roster by 10 a.m. ET on the day of the first game, per ESPN.
“Right now we’re in the mode of trying to understand the process, the rules—a way that we can sort of try to navigate the roster,” he told reporters during a press conference. “We’re going through the process of trying to backfill his spot on the roster.”
As the organization—who also counts Shohei Ohtani, Clayton Kershaw and Yoshinobu Yamamoto among its pitching roster—moves forward, Roberts added, “We’re just going day to day with really no expectations.”
Prior to news that he would be stepping away from the team, Alex celebrated the Dodgers’ triumph earlier this month over the Milwaukee Brewers in the National League Championship Series, which secured their spot in the World Series.
Alongside a picture of him holding Kayla’s baby bump on the field, as well as a picture of himself celebrating in the locker room with a champagne shower, Alex wrote on Instagram Oct. 18, “Up Next… World Series.”
Source: www.eonline.com