TORONTO -- The Dodgers set their 26-man roster for the World Series ahead of Game 1 on Friday night at Rogers Centre, leaving off lefty reliever Alex Vesia and righty Ben Casparius while activating righties Edgardo Henriquez and Will Klein . Southpaw Tanner Scott was also not included on the roster.

Like in the NL Championship Series, the Dodgers opted to carry 12 pitchers, including veteran Clayton Kershaw in his final series before retirement, and 14 position players. The latter group remains unchanged from the NLCS. Shohei Ohtani does not count toward the team's pitcher limits because of his two-way player status.

Vesia's status for the World Series had been uncertain , as the Dodgers announced on Thursday that he and his wife, Kayla, are handling a "deeply personal fami

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