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TORONTO — The Dodgers released their roster for the World Series on Friday, and a key piece in the bullpen was missing as expected.

Left-handed reliever Alex Vesia was not on the roster, as he and his wife handle what the club said on Thursday was “a deeply personal family matter.”

He is not expected to be placed on the Family Medical Emergency List either, according to a person with knowledge of the situation unauthorized to speak publicly. Being placed on that list would have required Vesia to miss at least three days, but still allowed him to rejoin the roster later in the series if he was able.

That means, barring an injury elsewhere on the pitching staff, Vesia will be

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