Likewise, Dodgers utility player Kikรฉ Hernรกndez commended his rivals for what he described as an โincredibleโ act of goodwill.
โFor those guys to do that, it’s incredible,โ he told reporters during a press conference ahead of game seven. “They’re trying to win a World Series, but they understand that life is bigger than baseball, and baseballโs just a game. For them to do that, with where we were at with the stakes, hats off to them. And I want them to know that we appreciate them.โ
Vesiaโs absence was also felt by his teammates, who inscribed his number on their own hats throughout the series as well.
โI’m new to the bullpen, but Ves, he means a lot to all of us,โย Clayton Kershawย told reporters following the Oct. 27 game. โAnd he was a huge part of this team, huge part of that bullpen. So, we just wanted to do something to honor him.โ
