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Dave Roberts Discusses Heartbreaking Alex Vesia News Ahead of Game 7

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The day before Game 1 of the World Series the Los Angeles Dodgers announced that lefthanded reliever Alex Vesia would be away from the team as he and his wife dealt with a deeply personal family matter More news Dodgers Dave Roberts Sends Message to Shohei Ohtani Ahead of Game 7 In response to the troubling news the Dodgers bullpen has honored Vesia by writing No 51 on their hats During Game 6 of the World Series on Friday night the Toronto Blue Jays bullpen was seen doing the same thing in what has been an incredible act that is bigger than baseball View this post on Instagram A post shared by Dodgers Nation dodgersnation Dodgers manager Dave Roberts spoke on what the act meant to him and his team especially ahead of the most important game of the season as Toronto had an opportunity to win the World Series on Friday night Its everything Roberts said I didnt learn that until after the game last night and I think it really speaks to the brotherhood of athletes Major League Baseball players Theyll 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 Its a huge huge tribute to Alex LOS ANGELES CALIFORNIA MARCH 31 Dave Roberts 30 of the Los Angeles Dodgers takes the ball from Alex Vesia 51 trailing 21 during the eighth inning against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Dodger Stadium on March 31 2023 in Los Angeles California Photo by Harry HowGetty Images Utility star Kiké Hernández after inducing a gameending double play also spoke on the gesture displayed by his World Series opponents For those guys to do that its incredible Hernández said Theyre trying to win a World Series but they understand that this is life is bigger than baseball and baseballs just a game For them to do that with the stakes where we were at with the stakes hats off to them and I want them to know that we appreciate em Regardless of what happens tonight we appreciate what they did More news Blue Jays Manager Sends Max Scherzer Warning Ahead of World Series Game 7 For all the latest MLB news and rumors head over to Newsweek Sports

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