The Blue Jays fan who caught Bo Bichette’s dwelling run ball within the third inning of the clinching World Sequence recreation on Saturday simply occurs to be the pinnacle of one other iconic Canadian model.
Meghan Roach, the CEO of Roots, mentioned the ball got here proper at her in Part 148 at Rogers Centre, just some rows over the centre-field wall.
She mentioned she grabbed it after it fell at her toes through 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 dwelling 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 mentioned grabbing the ball was an “overwhelming” expertise.
“It fell proper in entrance of my toes and I actually simply picked it up,” she mentioned Saturday. “It’s such a improbable expertise to catch the ball and I can’t wait to take it dwelling to my two women.”
Roach, who attended Sport 7 along with her siblings, mentioned 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 mentioned of the house run ball.
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