Overview
- Smith hit a go-ahead solo home run in the 11th inning of Game 7, sealing the Dodgers' back-to-back World Series titles.
- On Nov. 5, he worked a morning shift from 9 to 10:15 at the Sunset and Highland restaurant, taking orders, serving food, and posing for photos.
- Raising Cane's founder Todd Graves presented a check widely reported as $50,000 for Smith's Catching Hope Foundation.
- OutKick later reported the donation was doubled to $100,000, while other outlets continued to cite the $50,000 figure.
- Coverage varied on access and stats, with FOX 11 describing a pre-selected crowd and multiple reports noting he caught every inning, including a commonly cited 74-inning total.