Los Angeles Dodgers reliever Alex Vesia missed the 2025 postseason World Series because of a personal family matter. At the time, the details regarding the same were not revealed, but on Friday, fans learned about the unfortunate reason.Vesia and his wife, Kayla, announced that their daughter, Sterling Sol Vesia, was stillborn on October 26. The couple shared the unfortunate news on social media."Our little angel," Vesia wrote. "We love you forever & you’re with us always. Our beautiful daughter went to heaven Sunday, Oct. 26. There are no words to describe the pain we’re going through but we hold her in our hearts and cherish every second we had with her."Vesia thanked the medical staff at Cedars Sinai Medical Center for their support. The post's caption continued:"Lastly, we’d like to thank Cedars Sinai and all the medical staff who helped Kayla and Sterling. Every person we came across was truly so incredible... With Love, The Vesias." View this post on Instagram Instagram PostFans expressed their condolences towards Vesias after learning the unfortunate news."RIP little one," one fan said."Bigger than baseball," another added."I couldn’t even imagine this typa pain bro😓😓😓sending all my love and prayers to him and his family," one fan wrote."Heartbreaking 💔 I grieve for them. I am glad he didn’t put the game before life and loss. And that the Dodgers and Jays supported it. That’s why I love baseball," another fan added."I know how this feels 5 years later and the pain is the same as it was the first day. Praying for his strength and healing," one fan commented."She’s with Jesus❤️ praying for the family," another fan reacted."Rest peacefully, baby Sterling," one fan wrote.Comments sectionAlex Vesia and Kayla thanked Dodgers for support in tough timeAlex Vesia and Kayla were grateful to the Dodgers and the Toronto Blue Jays organization for their supportive messages during this tough time. They wrote:"Thank 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’s brought us so much comfort."Dodgers teammates honored Vesia by wearing his No. 51 on their caps. Veisa did play seven postseason games this year, with the Oct. 17 NLCS encounter against the Milwaukee Brewers being his last.In those seven games, the Dodgers reliever posted a 2-0 record with an ERA of 3.86 and four strikeouts.