Amid the joy of the Dodgers’ second straight World Series win and subsequent championship parade and celebration on Monday was the absence of pitcher Alex Vesia, one of the team’s best relief pitchers for the last five seasons.

Vesia pitched in seven of the Dodgers’ 10 playoff games through the National League Championship Series, but was inactive for the World Series, not with the team as he was home with his pregnant wife Kayla. To date no details of what happened have been revealed, but the weight has been obvious over the last week and a half.

“It’s with a heavy heart that we share that Alex Vesia is away from the team as he and his wife Kayla navigate a deeply personal family matter,” the Dodgers said in a statement on October 23.

When the Dodgers returned home from Toronto after t

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