The Los Angeles Dodgers group has supplied pitcher Alex Vesia and his spouse, Kayla Vesia, assist after their child's demise.
“Considering of you all and sending a lot love,” the workforce's official account wrote by way of Instagram touch upon Friday, November 7, additionally sharing Alex and Kayla's heartbreaking announcement by way of their Tales.
The official Dodgers Nation account additionally responded, commenting, “Prayers as much as your loved ones 🙏🙏💙💙 All of us love you guys.”
Alex, 29, sat out of everything of the 2025 World Collection following a “deeply private household matter.” (The Dodgers in the end received the collection, beating the Toronto Blue Jays.)
“Our little angel we love you eternally and also you're with us at all times,” Alex and Kayla wrote by way of Instagram on Friday, revealing that they named their late child Sterling Sol. “Our stunning daughter went to heaven Sunday October twenty sixth. There aren't any phrases to explain the ache we're going via however we maintain her in our hearts and cherish each second we had along with her.”
Within the Vesias' social media assertion, in addition they supplied their gratitude to the Dodgers household for his or her continued assist.
“Thanks to the Dodgers for his or her understanding and assist throughout this time. Our baseball household confirmed up for us and we wouldn't have the ability to do that with out them,” the couple wrote. “Thanks Dodger Nation, Blue Jays group and all baseball followers in your love and assist. Now we have seen ALL your messages, feedback and posts. It's introduced us a lot consolation.”
Alex and Kayla additionally despatched their due to the Cedars-Sinai medical employees members who “helped Kayla and Sterling.”
“Each individual we got here throughout was actually so unimaginable,” they concluded.
A number of Dodgers wives shared their very own condolences within the feedback part.
“Love you guys a lot,” Chelsea Freeman, who's married to Freddie Freeman, wrote. “I can't cease enthusiastic about you and your stunning angel.”
Kike Hernández's spouse, Mariana Vicente, added, “We're right here to carry you guys via all of it. We love you all!”
Cara Smith, the partner of Will Smith, additionally commented, writing, “Love you all SO a lot.”
All through the length of the World Collection championship, the Dodgers stored Alex and Kayla of their ideas by sporting workforce caps with No. 51 — Alex's jersey quantity — embroidered on the brim.
“I'm new to the bullpen. However Ves, he means so much to all of us,” Clayton Kershaw stated throughout a press convention final month. “He's an enormous a part of the workforce, an enormous a part of the bullpen, so we needed to do one thing to honor him.”
The workforce's president of baseball operations, Andrew Friedman, additionally issued his assist to the couple.
“We simply didn't need to have any potential for any form of strain,” Friedman advised reporters in October. “That is a lot larger than baseball. For us, it was doing no matter small half we may to only 100% be supportive.”
Alex and Kayla began relationship in 2019, getting engaged in November 2022. They tied the knot in January 2024.
“THE BEST DAY OF OUR LIVES! We couldn't have deliberate for a greater day it was all the pieces we dreamed of and extra,” Alex and Kayla captioned a joint Instagram publish on the time. “Very grateful for everybody who traveled and made time to rejoice us! LOVE YA'LL -The Vesias ❤️🔥.”
Kayla introduced almost one yr later in April that she was pregnant with their first little one.
“Child Vesia coming quickly, we're past excited for this subsequent chapter,” an Instagram publish learn.
