Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Alex Vesia will hold his late daughter near his coronary heart through the upcoming 2026 baseball season.
“It’s glove day [and I] get to customise six gloves with Marucci,” Alex, 29, mentioned in a Friday, January 16, TikTok video shared by his spouse, Kayla Vesia.
In line with Kayla, additionally 29, her husband designs a brand new baseball glove forward of every MLB season.
“It’s that point of the 12 months once more once we make Alex’s gloves for the season [with] the colours, all the pieces,” Kayla defined in her footage. “Enjoyable truth about gloves. No. 1, the gloves can’t be white, they must be two-toned … [and] pitchers are inclined to have a much bigger glove in order that they don’t tip their pitches.”
Along with selecting the colours of the mitt, Alex provides a number of candy references to Kayla and their household.
“Ever since we began courting, he places [the letter] ‘Okay’ on his ring finger,” Kayla mentioned. “He has ‘FUFB’ at all times on his glove and now, he’ll begin including Sterling’s identify. Typically he pulls inspo from totally different footage of gloves that exist already and more often than not we fiddle and see what we like.”
Alex and Kayla introduced in November 2025 that their daughter, Sterling Sol, “went to heaven.”
“There aren’t any phrases to explain the ache we’re going by however we maintain her in our hearts and cherish each second we had together with her,” the couple wrote in a social media assertion on the time. “Thanks to the Dodgers for his or her understanding and assist throughout this time. Our baseball household confirmed up for us and we wouldn’t have the ability to do that with out them.”
Alex sat out the whole thing of the 2025 World Collection final fall whereas grieving Sterling’s dying. (The Dodgers ultimately gained the championship over the Toronto Blue Jays.)
@babyy_vesia Designing Alex’s gloves for the upcoming season 💙 #baseball #life #dodgers
Alex and Kayla returned to social media earlier this month, typically sharing updates on how the pair are coping amid their tragic loss.
“You understand, I don’t have a lot to say, actually,” Kayla mentioned in an emotional TikTok video posted on January 2. “Alex and I try to get by it on a regular basis. Every single day is so totally different for us, and I don’t actually have the phrases.”
She continued, “I share quite a lot of Alex and I’s life on right here [and] it simply felt proper to return and say thanks. I’m actually grateful for the neighborhood of you guys simply expressing your assist and love for us. It actually has introduced us quite a lot of consolation throughout this.”
Kayla additional hoped that her social media return would assist her navigate the unimaginable dying of her baby.
“[I don’t know] what this content material goes to appear to be going ahead, however I do wish to share my journey,” Kayla mentioned. “I don’t understand how a lot I’m gonna share, I don’t know the main points, however I do know I wish to share if it will possibly assist any individual who’s going by the identical factor really feel like they’re not alone. I don’t wish to come on the web and cry. I don’t assume that’s enjoyable for anybody. I feel it is going to be outlet to have the ability to speak and share, totally different from me and Alex speaking [or us] speaking with our therapist.”
