Talk about slowing down. The Canadian Father – Son Duo hit not one, but both home runs that led to the Toronto Blue Jays Team rooting for Game 7 of the World Series.
Dodger fans will never forget those baseballs hit by Miguel Rojas in the ninth inning and he will be flying over the left field wall and into the first row of blue seats.
John and Matthew Bain – sitting side by side – side by side – will never forget the balls that ended up in their hands. John, 61, was caught off guard by Rojas’ 387-foot Hoke Green. Two innings later, Matthew, sitting next to his father, saw Smith’s pitch in the W bullpen and it hit right into his hands.
The novices were absent. John has been a blue fay fan since the team’s inception in 1977 and has always been intentional about his close home runs. In fact, he caught one during the American League Division Series against the New York Yankees a few weeks earlier.
Both men brought baseballs to the stadium, threw back in the field, and gave the faithful blue Jays an idea of what the bains are doing well, in fact, doing something smart for their bank accounts.
On Saturday night, the balls are sold at auction. Smith’s homer, which gave the Dodgers the winning run, sold for $168,000 while Rojas’ blast that sent the game into extra innings fetched $156,000.
The Dodgers unforgettable home run of the ball from the 2025 postseason saved the 7 ball game. Shohei Ohtani’s second home run against the Milwaukee Brewers in Game 4 of the National League Championship Series sold for $270,000 at the same SCP auction.
It was the farthest of his threes, reaching the Dodger Stadium Head-field roof 469 feet from home plate. And it was the key to what is considered one of the greatest performances in baseball history. Ohtani pitched six innings in center in addition to his offensive exploits, sending the Dodgers to the World Series.
Carlo Mendoza’s story of how he ended up with Ohtani’s ball is no less ludicrous than that of counting boys. The 26-year-old Los Angeles native said he was eating Nachos in the food court behind right field and saw Ohtani hit a home run on Television Monitor. He heard the ball hit the roof, cut through the noise and found the ball under a tree.
All three balls have been certified by SCP cables through negative written affidavits and laem testing. SCP co-owner David Kohler said Mendoza was too nervous about giving up the ball and insisted on meeting Kohler in the long police parking lot.
“We’re certified using polygraphs and volunteer witnesses,” Kohler said. “From the time we announced that we had these baseballs until now, no one else has stopped and said they have balls. No problem.”
Baseballs received top billing in the extensive fiery auction that included 579 items, but a lou Gehrig jersey – a well-worn jersey sold for more than the three baseballs combined. Hall of Fame Yankee Trame Baseman hit his last national series in 1937 wearing a jersey, when a collector paid more than $2.5 million.
