Dodgers Pitcher Alex Vesia Designs New Baseball Glove With Tribute to Late Daughter Sterling

Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Alex Vesia will keep his late daughter close to his heart during the upcoming 2026 baseball season.

“It’s glove day [and I] get to customize six gloves with Marucci,” Alex, 29, said in a Friday, January 16, TikTok video shared by his wife, Kayla Vesia.

According to Kayla, also 29, her husband designs a new baseball glove ahead of each MLB season.

“It’s that time of the year again when we make Alex’s gloves for the season [with] the colors, everything,” Kayla explained in her footage. “Fun fact about gloves. No. 1, the gloves cannot be white, they need to be two-toned … [and] pitchers tend to have a bigger glove so they don’t tip their pitches.”

In addition to picking the colors of the mitt, Alex adds several sweet references to Kayla and their family.

“Ever since we started dating, he puts [the letter] ‘K’ on his ring finger,” Kayla said. “He has ‘FUFB’ always on his glove and now, he will start adding Sterling’s name. Sometimes he pulls inspo from different pictures of gloves that already exist and most of the time we mess around and see what we like.”

Alex and Kayla announced in November 2025 that their daughter, Sterling Sol, “went to heaven.”

“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,” the couple wrote in a social media statement at the time. “Thank you to the Dodgers for their understanding and support during this time. Our baseball family showed up for us and we wouldn’t be able to do this without them.”

Alex sat out the entirety of the 2025 World Series last fall while grieving Sterling’s death. (The Dodgers eventually won the championship over the Toronto Blue Jays.)

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Alex and Kayla returned to social media earlier this month, often sharing updates on how the pair are coping amid their tragic loss.

“You know, I don’t have much to say, honestly,” Kayla said in an emotional TikTok video posted on January 2. “Alex and I are trying to get through it everyday. Every day is so different for us, and I don’t really have the words.”

She continued, “I share a lot of Alex and I’s life on here [and] it just felt right to come and say thank you. I am really grateful for the community of you guys just expressing your support and love for us. It really has brought us a lot of comfort during this.”

Kayla further hoped that her social media return would help her navigate the unimaginable death of her child.

“[I don’t know] what this content is going to look like going forward, but I do want to share my journey,” Kayla said. “I don’t know how much I’m gonna share, I don’t know the details, but I do know I want to share if it can help somebody who’s going through the same thing feel like they’re not alone. I don’t want to come on the internet and cry. I don’t think that’s fun for anyone. I think it will be a good outlet to be able to talk and share, different from me and Alex talking [or us] talking with our therapist.”