The standing of Los Angeles Dodgers reliever Alex Vesia for the upcoming World Sequence is unsure following what the workforce characterised as “a deeply private matter” throughout the Vesia household. 

Right here is the membership’s Thursday assertion in full: 

“It is with a heavy coronary heart that we share that Alex Vesia is away from the workforce as he and his spouse Kayla navigate a deeply private household matter. Your entire Dodgers group is sending our ideas to the Vesia household, and we are going to present an replace at a later date.”

In mild of the obvious gravity of the scenario, Vesia’s availability for the sequence in opposition to the Toronto Blue Jays that begins Friday is a secondary concern. Even so, Dodgers supervisor Dave Roberts on Thursday advised reporters that the workforce is “going each day with no expectations” insofar as Vesia’s standing for the World Sequence is anxious. 

This 12 months, the 29-year-old left-hander made 68 appearances for the Dodgers throughout the common season with an ERA of three.02 and 80 strikeouts and 19 unintentional walks in 59 ⅔ innings. Throughout the workforce’s present playoff run, Vesia has a 3.86 ERA in 4 ⅔ innings. Over that span, he is allowed a run in solely one among his seven appearances. Vesia has been a dependable fixture within the Dodger bullpen since they acquired him from the Miami Marlins through commerce in February of 2021. 

Recreation 1 of the World Sequence is scheduled for Friday in Toronto at 8 p.m. ET.