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Dodgers Praise Blue Jays Relievers’ 51 Tribute to Absent Alex Vesia in World Series Game 6

The cross-team gesture highlighted support for the reliever as he remains away addressing a “deeply personal matter.”

Overview

  • All four Toronto relievers in Game 6 — Louis Varland, Mason Fluharty, Seranthony Domínguez and Chris Bassitt — wrote 51 on their caps to honor Vesia.
  • Kiké Hernández noticed Bassitt’s cap after a ninth-inning strikeout and later learned the entire Toronto bullpen had joined the tribute.
  • Los Angeles players had previously marked Vesia’s number on their own gear earlier in the series to show support.
  • Dodgers manager Dave Roberts called the Blue Jays’ act “everything,” and Hernández publicly thanked Toronto for the show of respect.
  • Vesia remains away from the team as he and his wife, Kayla, navigate a personal matter; the couple had announced in April they were expecting a daughter.