Dodgers announce World Series roster

The Los Angeles Dodgers announced their 26-man roster for their World Series showdown against the Blue Jays on Friday morning. Among the notable omissions are Alex Vesia, Tanner Scott and Ben Casparius. Scott has been out since the NLDS after undergoing a lower-body abscess excision. He was hopeful of returning for the World Series but has seemingly not been cleared. The Dodgers announced that Vesia is “away from the team as he and his wife, Kayla, navigate a deeply personal family matter.”

Los Angeles’ 26-man roster breaks down as follows:

• Catchers: Ben Rortvedt, Will Smith
• Infielders: Mookie Betts, Freddie Freeman, Max Muncy, Miguel Rojas
• Outfielders: Alex Call, Justin Dean, Teoscar Hernandez, Andy Pages
• Infielders/Outfielders: Tommy Edman, Enrique Hernandez, Hyeseong Kim
• Designated hitter/pitcher: Shohei Ohtani
• Pitchers: Anthony Banda, Jack Dreyer, Tyler Glasnow, Edgardo Henriquez, Clayton Kershaw, Will Klein, Roki Sasaki, Emmet Sheehan, Blake Snell, Blake Treinen, Justin Wrobleski, Yoshinobu Yamamoto

The Dodgers will turn to Snell to start Game 1 of the World Series on Friday against Blue Jays rookie Trey Yesavage. Yamamoto is lined up to start Game 2, which is expected to be started by Jays righty Kevin Gausman.

Glasnow and Ohtani figure to start Games 3 and 4 for L.A., while Toronto will have Shane Bieber and former Dodger Max Scherzer as options in those contests. Of course, specific matchups haven’t yet been finalized and are subject to change, given the all-hands-on-deck nature of teams in critical postseason series.