{"id":108778,"date":"2025-10-23T21:06:39","date_gmt":"2025-10-24T01:06:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/?p=108778"},"modified":"2025-10-23T21:06:39","modified_gmt":"2025-10-24T01:06:39","slug":"dodgers-reliever-alex-vesia-may-miss-world-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2025\/10\/23\/dodgers-reliever-alex-vesia-may-miss-world-series\/","title":{"rendered":"Dodgers High Leverage Reliever May Miss the World Series"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Los Angeles Dodgers&#8217; road to the World Series has been anything but smooth, and in yet another twist, the team has announced that left-handed reliever <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/v\/vesiaal01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-10-23_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Alex Vesia<\/a> is not with them on the eve of Game One. He is with his wife, dealing with a &#8220;deeply personal matter,&#8221; the team said in a statement on Thursday.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_108795\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-108795\" style=\"width: 816px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-108795\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/10\/USATSI_27349434_168400885_lowres-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"816\" height=\"544\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/10\/USATSI_27349434_168400885_lowres-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/10\/USATSI_27349434_168400885_lowres-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/10\/USATSI_27349434_168400885_lowres-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/10\/USATSI_27349434_168400885_lowres-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/10\/USATSI_27349434_168400885_lowres-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/10\/USATSI_27349434_168400885_lowres-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/10\/USATSI_27349434_168400885_lowres-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 816px) 100vw, 816px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-108795\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Oct 17, 2025; Los Angeles, California, USA; Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Alex Vesia (51) reacts in the seventh inning against the Milwaukee Brewers during game four of the NLCS round for the 2025 MLB playoffs at Dodger Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-Imagn Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Dodgers Reliever Alex Vesia Away from Team Ahead of World Series<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"zxx\"><a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/dwimAqjZJs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/dwimAqjZJs<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Dodgers\/status\/1981487080279540090?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">October 23, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>A Murky Future<\/h3>\n<p>Manager <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/managers\/roberda07.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dave Roberts<\/a> is unsure if Vesia will be available for the upcoming series. The Dodgers are trying to figure out what their options are regarding the roster and how Vesia&#8217;s situation impacts the roster as a whole. He called the potential roster moves &#8220;&#8230;a secondary issue,&#8221; per Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Dave Roberts said the Dodgers are still trying to figure out the specifics for how this impacts the roster, which of course is a secondary issue.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s unclear if Alex Vesia will be available this World Series. <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XEVDTaBndu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/XEVDTaBndu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Fabian Ardaya (@FabianArdaya) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabianArdaya\/status\/1981488831200186646?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">October 23, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>A Dependable Closer<\/h3>\n<p>This is a blow to the versatility of a bullpen that has <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2025\/09\/19\/four-possible-fixes-faltering-dodgers-bullpen\/\" target=\"_self\">been shaky<\/a> down the stretch of the regular season. \u00a0Their collective ERA is close to 4.50. To make matters worse, the relief corps has blown 26 late leads. However, Vesia is one of the more dependable arms. Despite spending some time <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2025\/08\/26\/dodgers-alex-vesia-injured-list-oblique-strain\/\" target=\"_self\">on the injured list<\/a> with a finicky shoulder, the left-hander is high on Roberts&#8217; &#8220;trust tree.&#8221; Thus far in the postseason, the occasional closer has a 2-0 record, with a \u00a03.86 ERA and four strikeouts in 4 2\/3 innings. As expected, Vesia is good at getting left-handed batters out, but has been effective against right-handers most of the time. The Toronto Blue Jays&#8217; batting order is predominantly right-handed, however.<\/p>\n<h3>What Happens Now?<\/h3>\n<p>The Dodgers have yet to announce their roster. But if Vesia is unable to pitch, it might leave the door open for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/s\/scottta01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-10-23_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tanner Scott<\/a>, who had to be <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2025\/10\/09\/dodgers-replace-tanner-scott-nlds\/\" target=\"_self\">removed<\/a> from the Division Series roster due to an abscess. He has missed most of the Division Series and the National League Championship Series due to MLB rules. As a result, Scott, who has struggled this season with ten blown saves, has yet to pitch in the postseason.<\/p>\n<p>The Dodgers, who pride themselves on their versatility, will have to adjust one more time if they want to win it all.<\/p>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<p>Main Photo Credit: Ron Chenoy-Imagn Images<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Los Angeles Dodgers&#8217; road to the World Series has been anything but smooth, and in yet another twist, the team has announced that left-handed reliever Alex Vesia is not with them on the eve of Game One. He is with his wife, dealing with a &#8220;deeply personal matter,&#8221; the team said in a statement [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5226,"featured_media":106378,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33,1071,35],"tags":[5180,257,5660],"class_list":["post-108778","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-dodgers","category-mlb","category-news","tag-alex-vesia","tag-dave-roberts","tag-tanner-scott"],"modified_by":"Lewis Masella, Site Editor","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/108778","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5226"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=108778"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/108778\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":108796,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/108778\/revisions\/108796"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/106378"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=108778"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=108778"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=108778"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}