LOS ANGELES — The Dodgers added Alex Vesia, Brusdar Graterol and Miguel Rojas to their World Series roster.

But they also dropped Evan Phillips from the roster, which was unveiled Friday morning ahead of Game 1 against the New York Yankees at Dodger Stadium. Phillips has said he was experiencing a “dead arm” feeling during the National League Championship Series. After pitching one inning in Game 6 of the NLCS, Phillips was expected to go back out for a second inning but did not.

Also left off the roster were right-handed reliever Edgardo Henriquez and outfielder Kevin Kiermaier, who was used as a late-inning defensive replacement and pinch runner in the NLCS.

Phillips was 5-1 with a 3.62 ERA and 18 saves during the regular season, then pitched 6 2/3 scoreless innings over the course of the NL Division Series against the San Diego Padres and NLCS against the New York Mets.

Vesia led the Dodgers with 67 relief appearances during the regular season, posting a 1.76 ERA, then pitched three scoreless innings in the NLDS before suffering a rib injury and missing the NLCS.

Graterol made just seven appearances during the regular season due to a recurring shoulder problem and a hamstring injury. He has not pitched in a game since Sept. 24.

Rojas has been playing with a strained adductor muscle for weeks and expects to have surgery to address the injury during the offseason. He aggravated it during the NLDS and was left off the roster for the NLCS. But Rojas participated in the Dodgers’ full workout Wednesday and was cleared to return.

For the Yankees, Nestor Cortes, out for the past month, was included on their roster, replacing infielder Jon Berti from their ALCS roster. Cortes, who hasn’t pitched since Sept. 18, finished the regular season with a flexor strain in his left forearm. He rejoins the club as a reliever, with a limit of 30 pitches, after making 30 starts during the regular season.

— Bill Plunkett

Ohtani won’t pitch

Roberts was asked again Thursday if there was any possibility that Shohei Ohtani might pitch during the World Series.

“There’s no possibility, none whatsoever,” Roberts said, then added the finishing touch he has adopted when answering questions about Ohtani pitching.

“Thank you for asking.”

Ohtani has not pitched since undergoing major elbow surgery last September while with the Angels. The two-way star was strictly a designated hitter for the Dodgers this season (while rehabbing his elbow) and is a virtual lock to win NL MVP after posting the first 50/50 season in MLB history.

Ohtani does not seem disappointed with the decision.

“I’ve never said to them that I wanted to pitch in the postseason,” Ohtani said through an interpreter.

— Bill Plunkett

Yankees legends’ club

While the Dodgers are seeking their eighth title and second in five years, the Yankees are in the World Series for the first time since winning No. 27 in 2009.

“This is where the real fun starts,” New York slugger Aaron Judge said.

Judge realizes a title is necessary for membership among the Yankees’ greats.

“They definitely got a different aura walking around here when you got a couple of rings on your fingers,” he said. “I think that’s the biggest thing, is that you see that they’re battle-tested. They’ve been through the grind. They’ve been through the ups and downs and they came out on top.”

The Dodgers-Yankees rivalry dates to 1941, when the Dodgers were in Brooklyn and Joe DiMaggio’s Yankees were seeking their fifth title in six years.

“You can be the best player. You can do whatever you want,” said Yankees star Juan Soto, who turned 26 on Friday, “but at the end of the day, people remember you because you won a World Series.”

Trojan war

Yankees manager Aaron Boone (USC) and Roberts (UCLA) faced each other as players on opposite sides of that rivalry. Boone revisited the rivalry and poked at Roberts on Thursday.

“I’m a Trojan. So as we all know in here — you’re a Trojan for life, you’re a Bruin for four years,” Boone joked.

Roberts’ response?

“Ouch. Ouch, that hurts,” he said. “We go way back. We’ve got a lot of history, but it’s all in fun. I’ve got nothing but love and respect for Aaron.”

— Bill Plunkett