Alex Vesia Gets Emotional After Dominant Outing in Front of Wife’s Medical Team
Alex Vesia threw three ninth-inning strikeouts on Tuesday, and he did it on a special night for his family.
The Los Angeles Dodgers topped the New York Mets 2-1 in a pitchers duel Tuesday night. While Yoshinobu Yamamoto rightfully got credit for his 7. 2 innings of one-run ball , it was reliever Alex Vesia who got the save with three ninth-inning strikeouts on just 10 pitches.
And he did it on a very emotional night. Oct 16, 2025; Los Angeles, California, USA; Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Alex Vesia (51) pitches against the Milwaukee Brewers in the sixth inning during game three of the NLCS round for the 2025 MLB playoffs at Dodger Stadium. Tuesday was healthcare night at Dodger Stadium Vesia’s nearly immaculate inning came on a night in which healthcare professionals were honored , a topic very near to Vesia and his wife, Kayla.
The Vesias lost their daughter, Sterling Sol , during the 2025 World Series run, and to thank those who took care of their family, the Vesias invited a few dozen healthcare workers to take in the game. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Noel Sanchez (@noisebynoel) After the game, Vesia said Kayla filled him in on the heroes’ ecstatic response. “They were all in tears, dancing, jumping up and down … Today was the first time I’ve seen pretty much all of them since everything, so it was very special, very emotional,” he said in the locker room.
“Couldn’t have wrote it any better,” Vesia added. Alex Vesia appreciates the love in LA After such a difficult end to last season, Vesia has been embraced by Dodgers fans. On Tuesday night, he spoke with Dodgers Nation’s Noel Sanchez about the support he’s received in the offseason and to start 2026.