We’re right in the thick of one of baseball’s fiercest rivalries with the Blue Jays and Dodgers squaring off for the ultimate prize: The World Series title. But even in the middle of all this fire, baseball has a way of showing heart. Thanks to Dodgers reliever Alex Vesia, we were reminded that the game goes beyond wins and losses.
While Vesia stays away from the Series due to personal reasons, both teams came together in a touching show of support. In Game 6, the Blue Jays’ relievers took the field with a white “51,” Vesia’s number, marked on the right side of their caps beside the World Series patch. And now comes the Dodgers’ response, one that was every bit as emotional and uplifting.
The first response comes from the Dodgers’ Kike Hernandez. “For those guys to do that, it’s incred

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