{"id":255686,"date":"2025-11-02T01:12:08","date_gmt":"2025-11-02T01:12:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/255686\/"},"modified":"2025-11-02T01:12:08","modified_gmt":"2025-11-02T01:12:08","slug":"its-everything-dodgers-touched-by-blue-jays-huge-tribute-to-alex-vesia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/255686\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018It\u2019s Everything\u2019: Dodgers Touched by Blue Jays\u2019 ‘Huge’ Tribute to Alex Vesia"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Toronto Blue Jays<\/a> have joined their counterparts on the Los Angeles Dodgers<\/a> in paying tribute to Dodgers reliever Alex Vesia<\/a> during the World Series<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Vesia is away from the team because of a “deeply personal family matter,” the\u00a0Dodgers said in a statement posted on social media<\/a>\u00a0before Game 1. Pitchers on the Dodgers have been playing with Vesia\u2019s No. 51 on the side of their caps.<\/p>\n

In a show of solidarity, Blue Jays relievers have started doing the same thing. Toronto\u2019s Chris Bassitt<\/a>, Seranthony Dominguez<\/a>, Mason Fluharty<\/a> and Louis Varland<\/a> all had the No. 51 written on the side of their caps in Friday\u2019s Game 6, a\u00a03-1 Dodgers win that forced Game 7<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Vesia, 29, has been a dependable bullpen arm for the defending champions. The left-hander went 4-2 with a 3.02 ERA in 68 regular-season games. He was 2-0 with a 3.86 ERA in seven postseason appearances.<\/p>\n

Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said he was touched to see the Blue Jays recognize an opponent amid the heightened competition of the World Series.<\/p>\n

“It\u2019s everything,” Roberts said before Saturday\u2019s Game 7 in Toronto. “I didn\u2019t learn that until after the game last night. I think it really speaks to the brotherhood of athletes. … It just speaks to how much respect and love they have for one another. It\u2019s a huge, huge tribute to Alex.”<\/p>\n

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Seranthony Dom\u00ednguez of the Blue Jays is seen with number 51 on his hat to support Dodgers reliever Alex Vesia. (Photo by Emilee Chinn\/Getty Images) <\/p>\n

Dodgers outfielder Kik\u00e9 Hern\u00e1ndez was staring at the stadium big screen as he walked back to the dugout after striking out in the ninth inning Friday when he noticed the number written on Bassitt\u2019s cap.<\/p>\n

“I was looking up at the board to see the replay, and that\u2019s when I saw that he had 51,” Hern\u00e1ndez said Saturday. “Instead of being mad that I struck out, I was kind of going back to the dugout thinking \u2018Did Bassitt play with Vesia at some point?\u2019 And then after the game I saw that everybody had them. For those guys to do that, it\u2019s incredible. They\u2019re trying to win a World Series, but they understand that life is bigger than baseball, and baseball\u2019s just a game.”<\/p>\n

Blue Jays manager John Schneider said the tribute to Vesia showed the quality of character among the players in his team\u2019s clubhouse<\/p>\n

“We have a lot of good people, a lot of good humans in there that are husbands and fathers and all that kind of stuff, that just appreciate what we all do and the hardships that come with it,” Schneider said.<\/p>\n

Reporting by The Associated Press.<\/p>\n

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