"The Los Angeles Dodgers erased a three-run deficit against the Toronto Blue Jays in Game 7 of the 2025 World Series thanks to a pair of clutch home runs by Miguel Rojas and Will Smith. The Dodgers were down to their final two outs when Rojas hit a game-tying home run off Jeff Hoffman in the ninth inning. Then in the top of the 11th, Smith delivered a go-ahead blast off Shane Bieber to give the team a decided 5-4 lead."
"Perhaps even more improbable than the Dodgers' comeback was Canadian father-son duo John and Matthew Bains ending up with both home run balls. The men appeared to throw the balls back on the field at the time of the home runs, but in reality switched them with different baseballs they already had possession of. The Bainses secretly kept the home run balls and later put them up for bidding through SCP Auctions."
"The Rojas home run ball fetched $156,000 and Smith's netted $168,000 on Oct. 25. Also sold in the same auction was Shohei Ohtani's second of three home run balls against the Milwaukee Brewers in Game 4 of the National League Championship Series, which went for $270,000. Carlo Mendoza, an L.A. native, retrieved the ball after eating nachos in a food court behind the right-field pavilion. All three balls were authenticated by SCP Auctions."
The Los Angeles Dodgers erased a three-run deficit in Game 7 of the 2025 World Series with Miguel Rojas' ninth-inning game-tying home run and Will Smith's 11th-inning go-ahead blast. Canadian father-son John and Matthew Bains appeared to return both balls to the field but secretly switched them with other baseballs and later consigned the balls to SCP Auctions. Rojas' ball sold for $156,000 and Smith's for $168,000. SCP also authenticated Shohei Ohtani's Game 4 NLCS home run ball, which sold for $270,000. Carlo Mendoza retrieved a different Ohtani ball from behind the right-field pavilion.
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