LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles Dodgers reliever Alex Vesia, who missed the World Series because of what the team said at the time was a \u201cdeeply personal family matter,\u201d said on Friday his daughter, Sterling, has died.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur little angel we love you forever & you\u2019re with us always,\u201d Vesia and his wife, Kayla, said on Instagram<\/a> in a post that included a picture of an infant holding hands with adults. \u201cOur beautiful daughter went to heaven Sunday October 26th. There are no words to describe the pain we\u2019re going through but we hold her in our hearts and cherish every second we had with her.\u201d<\/p>\n Vesia went 4-2 with a 3.02 ERA in 68 regular-season games and 2-0 with a 3.86 ERA in seven postseason appearances. The team announced on Oct. 23, the day before Game 1 against the Blue Jays, that he was not with the team in Toronto<\/a>.<\/p>\n Dodgers relievers wore Vesia\u2019s No. 51 on their caps in a tribute to their absent teammate. Blue Jays relievers joined them in the tribute<\/a> for Game 6.<\/p>\n Vesia and his wife, Kayla, thanked the medical staff at Cedars Sinai Medical Center for taking care of their family. They also thanked both teams for their understanding and support.<\/p>\n \u201cOur baseball family showed up for us and we wouldn\u2019t be able to do this without them,\u201d the Vesias wrote. \u201cThank you Dodger Nation, Blue Jays organization and all baseball fans for your love and support. We have seen ALL your messages, comments and posts. It\u2019s brought us so much comfort.\u201d<\/p>\n The Dodgers beat the Toronto in seven games, their second straight World Series championship. <\/p>\n ___<\/p>\n