LOS ANGELES — Dodger fans in Southern California are getting a pretty fun Friday afternoon.
On November 14, Miguel Rojas is heading to Claremont for a special appearance at Legends’ Attic on West Foothill Boulevard. From 1:30 to 3:00 p.m., the World Series–winning infielder will be signing autographs, taking photos, and hanging out with fans in a setting that feels a lot more local card shop than big corporate event. It’s the kind of thing that fits Rojas perfectly: up close, personal, and very Dodger blue.
The event is being hosted by Orel Hershiser and ESPN LA, which already gives it a big-game feel. On top of that, play-by-play dude Stephen Nelson, sideline reporter Kirsten Watson, and Dodger alum Rick Dempsey are all scheduled to appear. So if you’ve watched a Dodgers game in the last couple years, a lot of the familiar faces from your TV screen are going to be right there in Claremont, talking baseball and sharing World Series stories.
The real showpiece, though, is a baseball.
For the first time, the ball from Rojas’ game-tying home run in the ninth inning of Game 7 will be on public display. That swing changed everything for the Dodgers and for the Blue Jays, and that baseball has already become a serious piece of World Series history. It is currently up for auction through SCP Auctions and, as of now, bidding has already hit $50,000. Fans can see it in person at Legends’ Attic before the auction closes on Friday, November 22.
Dillon Kohler, SCP’s Head of Consignment Acquisitions & Sales, will be on hand to talk about the ball and the rest of the SCP Fall Premier Auction, which is live through November 22. If you’re the type of fan who loves the stories behind memorabilia, he’s the person you’ll want to track down for a few minutes.
And it’s not just the Rojas ball headlining this auction.
Also featured is Shohei Ohtani’s 469-foot home run ball from his NLCS masterpiece, the game where he basically did everything: three home runs at the plate and ten strikeouts on the mound. The Will Smith Game 7 go-ahead home run ball is part of the same auction, a reminder of the swing that finally pushed the Dodgers in front for good in the eleventh inning. Remember that the two late-inning home run balls were caught by a downhearted but very lucky father and son pair of Blue Jays fans, who will be able to ease the pain of the loss of the series with a boatload of auction money.
It’s not only modern history that you can take a peek at on Friday, either. Lou Gehrig’s jersey from the 1937 World Series is included, tying the Dodgers’ current era of stars to one of the legends of the game. There is also a collection from Lakers great Derek Fisher, which adds a local hoops angle for Los Angeles fans who live and breathe both Chavez Ravine and the purple and gold.
So if you’re anywhere near Claremont on Friday afternoon, Legends’ Attic is basically turning into a pop-up museum of clutch October moments, with Miguel Rojas right in the middle of it all. Autographs, photos, broadcasters, a Bulldog, World Series baseballs, and a reminder of how wild this latest title run really was, all packed into an hour and a half on Foothill Boulevard.
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