Alex Vesia emotional after save with healthcare workers who helped family through daughter's death in stands

Los Angeles Dodgers reliever Alex Vesia admitted helium was astir successful tears aft striking retired 3 New York Mets hitters successful a enactment to adjacent a 2-1 triumph astatine Dodger Stadium connected Tuesday night.

It’s usually not Vesia’s occupation to adjacent games, but with Edwin Diaz dealing with limb fatigue, manager Dave Roberts called upon him to look Jorge Polanco, Bo Bichette and Francisco Alvarez portion clinging to a one-run pb successful the apical of the ninth inning. But helium was up for the challenge.

It besides happened to beryllium healthcare appreciation nighttime astatine Dodger Stadium, and immoderate of those honored successful the assemblage that nighttime were by Vesia’s broadside done a horrific clip for the seasoned left-hander.

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Alex Vesia and Will Smith of the Los Angeles Dodgers observe a 2-1 triumph against the New York Mets astatine Dodger Stadium successful Los Angeles, Calif., connected April 14, 2026. (Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)

Vesia and his woman mislaid their babe girl past October – conscionable 5 days aft she was born. Before the 2025 World Series, Vesia near the team, citing a "deeply idiosyncratic matter," and helium ne'er pitched successful the thrilling Fall Classic that ensued with the Toronto Blue Jays.

On Tuesday night, immoderate of those healthcare workers who cared for Vesia and his household done the hard clip were successful the stands to enactment him. And they went ballistic arsenic his show shaped retired to beryllium a bully one.

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Cameras panned to the radical of healthcare workers that were determination for Vesia, and they were connected their feet jumping and cheering each clip helium got a strikeout. When Alvarez was called for a check-swing onslaught 3 to extremity the game, Vesia reacted successful elation arsenic helium celebrated the victory.

During a post-game interview, helium pointed up to the suite wherever those healthcare workers cheered him connected and spoke astir their impact.

Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Alex Vesia points towards the stands aft closing retired the ninth inning of a crippled against the New York Mets astatine Dodger Stadium successful Los Angeles connected April 14, 2026. (Ronaldo Bolaños/Los Angeles Times)

"I’m going to cry, man. This is simply a precise affectional day. Everyone up determination played a very, very, precise large part. [My wife] Kay and I are conscionable truthful blessed to beryllium capable to stock today. For maine to get a save, it’s unbelievable."

The Dodgers and Blue Jays some paid tribute to Vesia connected the tract during the World Series, showing enactment done his situation. A fewer days aft the World Series, Vesia announced the decease of his daughter, wherever helium thanked the Dodgers, the instrumentality basal and the Blue Jays for their enactment during the hard time.

Vesia was backmost with the Dodgers to commencement the 2026 season, and his archetypal outing resulted successful a lasting ovation from the Dodger Stadium assemblage aft getting retired of a seventh-inning jam against the Arizona Diamondbacks.

Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Alex Vesia celebrates aft the last retired of the MLB crippled against the New York Mets astatine Dodger Stadium successful Los Angeles connected April 14, 2026. (Brian Rothmuller/Icon Sportswire)

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And similar helium was successful that archetypal outing, Vesia was sporting a customized pinkish Marucci mitt connected his close manus Tuesday nighttime with his daughter’s sanction stitched connected it. He besides had her birthdate arsenic good arsenic a "K" for his woman connected the glove’s ringing finger.

Since the commencement of the season, Vesia hasn’t fixed up a tally for the Dodgers, striking retired 9 hitters and collecting a prevention anterior to Tuesday night’s arsenic well.

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