The Blue Jays fan who caught Bo Bichette’s house run ball within the third inning of the clinching World Series recreation on Saturday simply occurs to be the top of one other iconic Canadian model.
Meghan Roach, the CEO of Roots, stated the ball got here proper at her in Part 148 at Rogers Centre, just some rows over the centre-field wall.
She stated she grabbed it after it fell at her toes in the course of the rollicking Sport 7 in entrance of a sellout crowd.
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Bichette had a three-run shot within the backside of the third inning, the primary playoff house run of his profession. It put the Jays forward 3-0 on the time and despatched followers contained in the stadium right into a frenzy.
Roach stated grabbing the ball was an “overwhelming” expertise.
“It fell proper in entrance of my toes and I actually simply picked it up,” she stated Saturday. “It’s such a unbelievable expertise to catch the ball and I can’t wait to take it house to my two ladies.”
Roach, who attended Sport 7 along with her siblings, stated she’s a longtime Blue Jays followers and was hopeful the Jays may win Sport 7.
Within the meantime, she’s holding on tight to her personal recreation trophy.
“I’m zipping it in my pocket,” she stated of the house run ball.
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