The Blue Jays fan who caught Bo Bichette’s home run ball in the third inning of Saturday’s decisive World Series game just happens to be the head of another iconic Canadian brand.
Roots CEO Meghan Roach said the ball bounced directly toward her in Section 148 at the Rogers Center, just a few rows above the centerfield wall.
“It fell right at my feet and I literally just picked it up,” she said.
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“It’s an amazing experience catching the ball and I can’t wait to take it home to my two girls.”
Bichette had a three-run throw in the bottom of the third inning, his first playoff home run. It gave the Jays a 3-0 lead at the time and sent fans in the stadium into a frenzy.
Roach, who attended Game 7 with her siblings, said she is a long-time Blue Jays fan and hopes the team can win it all.
But that wasn’t in the cards for the Jays, who lost 5-4 to the Dodgers in extra innings.
Roach said grabbing the ball was an “overwhelming” experience. In the meantime, she kept a tight grip on her own game trophy.
“I put it in my pocket,” she said of the home run ball.
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