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The Dodgers front office is speaking out about pitcher Alex Vesia

The team left Vesia off the World Series roster as he deals with a "deeply personal family matter"

In April, Vesia and his wife Kayla announced that they were expecting a baby girl

Amid their World Series run, the Los Angeles Dodgers front office is sharing more about the decision to leave pitcher Alex Vesia off the roster as he steps away from the team due to a personal matter.

In addition, Vesia, 29, was not placed on the Family Medical Emergency List, which would have allowed him to join the team after a minimum of three days, Dodgers officials said.

“We just didn’t want to have any potential for any kind of pressure,” Dodgers president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman said on Friday, Oct. 24, acc

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