Los Angeles Dodgers reliever Alex Vesia is honoring his late daughter with a touching tribute this season.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Sterling Sol, Vesia\u2019s daughter, passed away while the Dodgers were competing in the 2025 World Series against the Toronto Blue Jays. Ahead of the Fall Classic, the Dodgers announced Vesia was away from the team because of a deeply personal matter.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The Vesia family later released a heartbreaking statement announcing the passing of their daughter, but thanked the community for their support.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Alex Vesia and his wife, Kayla, announced on Instagram that their daughter, Sterling Sol Vesia, passed away on October 26.<\/p>\n
Prayers to the Vesia family. pic.twitter.com\/wghM4seAZs<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Noah Camras (@noahcamras) November 7, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n The response from the baseball world was genuine as Dodgers and Blue Jays relievers sported a No. 51 on their caps throughout the World Series as a tribute for Vesia and his family.\u00a0<\/p>\n Vesia will continue honoring his daughter this year with a custom glove, which features Sterling Sol\u2019s name written in white cursive letter with her birth date stitched beneath the palm of his hand inside the pink mitt.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cKay asked me one day, \u2018Hey, are we gonna customize any gloves this year?\u2019\u201d Vesia told The California Post. \u201cAnd I was like, \u2018Yeah, we\u2019re definitely gonna do something.\u2019 That definitely was a priority.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cAs a pitcher, we don\u2019t get to wear too much swag,\u201d Vesia added. \u201cI don\u2019t get a wristband. I don\u2019t get an arm guard. Cool bat and cleats or whatever. But the glove, we can do our personal touches on it. To make it meaningful to us.\u201d<\/p>\n This spring, Vesia made his first public comments since October and asked for privacy on the matter as he and his family continue the healing process.\u00a0<\/p>\n “The lessons we’ve learned from this is that life can change in an instant. For us, 10 minutes is all it took,” Vesia said. “Sterling Sol was the most beautiful girl in the world. We got to hold her, change her diaper, read to her and love her. Our time together was far too short. Kay and I will keep those precious moments and memories to ourselves.<\/p>\n “I hope that anyone listening can empathize and respect our wishes for privacy as we continue to heal and as we navigate the ups and downs of a baseball season.”<\/p>\n Alex Vesia Dominating to Start Regular Season<\/p>\n The left-handed reliever had a strong performance this spring as he returned to the mound. Vesia posted a 1.13 ERA with eight strikeouts across eight innings of work in Cactus League play.\u00a0<\/p>\n He’s continued his dominance on the bump to open the season as he hasn\u2019t allowed a run in five innings of relief for the Dodgers. Vesia has allowed just two hits and two walks in five games thus far.\u00a0<\/p>\n The Dodgers opened the season against the Arizona Diamondbacks and Vesia received a standing ovation from the crowd at Chavez Ravine when he made his 2026 debut for the team.\u00a0<\/p>\n In his most recent outing on Tuesday against the Blue Jays in Toronto, Vesia stranded the bases loaded and nobody out in the seventh inning, maintaining the Dodgers’ 3-1 lead.<\/p>\n What an unbelievable job by Alex Vesia.<\/p>\n The Blue Jays had the bases loaded and nobody out down 3-1.<\/p>\n Vesia got three outs \u2014 two fly outs and a strikeout \u2014 without allowing a run.<\/p>\n Absolutely incredible stuff from the Dodgers reliever.pic.twitter.com\/GRr8AzeWok<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Noah Camras (@noahcamras) April 8, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cI think the thing is, what\u2019s great about Alex is, there\u2019s just no panic,\u201d manager Dave Roberts said. \u201cHe\u2019s pitched in a lot of those pressure situations, and when he needs to make a pitch, he does that.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI definitely carry [confidence] kind of on my sleeve or on the chest or however you want to explain it,\u201d Vesia said. \u201cBut tonight was a great confidence boost and just gotta keep going.\u201d<\/p>\n Sign up to our free newsletter<\/a>\u00a0and follow us on\u00a0X\/Twitter<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Facebook<\/a>\u00a0for the latest news.<\/p>\n