"Had Vesia been placed on the family medical emergency list or bereavement, MLB roster rules would have dictated he miss a minimum of three days but no more than seven. It could have amounted to Vesia joining the Dodgers as soon as Game 3 of the World Series at Dodger Stadium. But given the situation Vesia and his family are navigating, the Dodgers chose to respect the human aspect over their pursuit of back-to-back World Series titles."
""I think we exhausted a couple different options, but just considering, obviously, what he's going through, baseball's certainly on the back burner," Roberts explained. "So I just think that's kind of the right process, I think that we as an organization was probably the best way to handle it. "To be quite honest, I don't know a lot of what went into it.""
""We just didn't want to have any potential for any kind of pressure," president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman said. "This is so much bigger than baseball. For us, it was doing whatever small part we could to just a hundred percent be supportive.""
Alex Vesia missed the Dodgers' World Series workout to be with his wife due to a deeply personal matter. Manager Dave Roberts indicated Vesia was unlikely to be on the World Series roster the next day. Vesia and Ben Casparius were removed and replaced by Edgardo Henriquez and Will Klein. The Dodgers considered placing Vesia on MLB's family medical emergency list or bereavement but did not. MLB rules would have required a three- to seven-day absence, potentially allowing a return by Game 3. The Dodgers emphasized prioritizing Vesia's family and avoiding any pressure, with the organization offering full support.
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