Blue Jays thanked by Dodgers star for joining | Sports News

Kiké Hernandez has praised the Toronto Blue Jays for their considerate gesture towards Alex Vesia, who’s at present coping with a vital household problem.

Before the World Series, the Los Angeles Dodgers introduced that Vesia wouldn’t be half of the group because of what they known as a “deeply personal matter.”

In solidarity, every Los Angeles pitcher wore “51” on their caps, indicating that Vesia was nonetheless of their ideas. During Game 6, through which Mookie Betts broke out of his droop, it was observed that each Blue Jays reliever additionally had the quantity on their caps, exhibiting that even Toronto was desirous about Vesia.

Before Game 7, Hernandez expressed his appreciation for the Blue Jays’ actions, because the Dodgers try to hitch the ranks of solely 21 different groups which have achieved a related feat.

Hernandez confessed to reporters earlier than Game 7 in opposition to the Blue Jays, “I didn’t notice till [Chris] Bassitt, actually, it wasn’t until after Bassitt struck me out, and I was looking up at the board to see the replay, and that’s when I saw that he had 51.”

He continued, “Instead of being mad that I struck out, I was kind of going back to the dugout thinking, ‘Did Bassitt play with [Vesia] at any point?’ And then obviously after the game I saw that everybody had them.”

Despite each groups competing in an intense battle, Hernandez paused to reward the compassion displayed by the Blue Jays, at the same time as Toronto and Los Angeles stay locked in a combat to etch their names into historical past. “Man, that just, for those guys to do that, it’s incredible,” the star continued.

“They’re trying to win a World Series, but they understand that this is, you know, life is bigger than baseball and baseball is just a game and for them to do that and with the stakes, where we were at with the stakes, it’s, you know, hats off to them and I just want them to know that we appreciate them regardless of what happens tonight. We appreciate what they did.”

While the Dodgers have not revealed why Vesia is away from the group, Los Angeles skipper Dave Roberts provided extra particulars about why the star reduction pitcher is spending time together with his household.

Roberts additionally expressed gratitude to the Blue Jays for their considerate gesture towards Vesia.

“It’s everything,” Roberts stated, per Newsweek. “I didn’t learn that until after the game last night, and I think it really speaks to the brotherhood of athletes, Major League Baseball players.

“They’ll all say that ‘baseball is what we do however its not who we’re,’ and for these guys to acknowledge Alex, and what he and Kayla have gone by means of, heartbreaking shouldn’t be even a good enough descriptor.

“But for them to acknowledge that, it just speaks to how much respect and love that they have for one another. It’s a huge, huge tribute to Alex.”

What precisely Vesia and his family members are going through stays unclear, however it’s evident that the baseball neighborhood has the 29-year-old of their ideas, even during the season’s most vital matchup.