🔥 DODGERS SECURE KEY PIECES: Los Angeles exercises contract options on Max Muncy and Alex Vesia, locking in power and bullpen depth as they gear up for another World Series run — fans thrilled at the stability and firepower added to the roster…ll

 

Dodgers pitcher Alex Vesia is stepping away from the team due to a “deeply personal family matter,” the organization announced Thursday.

LOS ANGELES — The World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers exercised the contract options of third baseman Max Muncy and reliever Alex Vesia on Thursday.

Muncy had a $10 million team option as part of a contract that paid $24 million for 2024-25. The 35-year-old third baseman hit .243 with 19 homers and 67 RBIs in 100 games, spending time on the injured list with a bone bruise in his left knee and a right oblique strain.

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His eighth-inning homer off Toronto rookie Trey Yesavage cut the Dodgers’ deficit to one run in Los Angeles’ 5-4, 11-inning victory in Game 7 of the World Series for its second straight title. It was Muncy’s team-record 16th postseason homer.

If his option had been declined, Muncy would have been a free agent.

Los Angeles could have declined the option of Vesia, paid a $50,000 buyout and left him eligible for arbitration. The 29-year-old left-hander was 4-2 with a 3.02 ERA and five saves this year, when he had a $2.25 million salary. He missed the World Series because of a personal matter.

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