Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts commented on his team's decision to add the number 51 to their hats as a way to honor of relief pitcher Alex Vesia. Vesia has missed the entirety of the World Series due to a "deeply personal family matter."
"It’s everything," Roberts said of the gesture prior to Saturday's Game 7 in Toronto, according to Newsweek. "I didn’t learn that until after the game last night, and I think it really speaks to the brotherhood of athletes, Major League Baseball players. They’ll all say that 'baseball is what we do but its not who we are,’ and for these guys to recognize Alex, and what he and Kayla have gone through, heartbreaking is not even a good enough descriptor."
"But for them to acknowledge that, it just speaks to how much respect and love that they have for one another. It’s a huge, huge tribute to Alex," he added.
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Prior to the start of the World Series against the Toronto Blue Jays, the Dodgers shared a statement about Vesia on social media.
“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 entire Dodger organization is sending our thoughts to the Vesia family, and we will provide an update at a later date,” the complete statement from the team, shared on Oct. 23, read.
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By Game 3 of the World Series, some of the pitchers on the Dodgers sported Vesia's number on their hats — something that continued throughout the rest of the series. In Game 6, the relief pitchers on the Blue Jays had added Vesia's number to their hats, too — something that was greatly appreciated by Vesia's teammates.
"I didn't notice till [Chris] Bassitt, actually, it wasn't until after Bassitt struck me out, and I was looking up at the board to see the replay, and that's when I saw that he had 51," Dodgers' second baseman Kiké Hernandez said, according to the Daily Express U.S.
Vesia and his wife, Kayla, had been expecting their first child prior to the Dodgers' announcement.
The couple has not shared any details or updates with the public.
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