It wasn’t quite the shot heard round the world, but Davis Schneider’s first-pitch-of-the-game home run on Wednesday was certainly seen and heard by his dad, who was at the game in Dodger Stadium. And Steve Schneider made sure everyone around him heard about it.
In a video that has gone viral for all the right reasons, Schneider’s dad caught the entire play with his Meta glasses — wearable tech that allows the user to record video, among other things — from his seat high up behind home plate at the L.A. stadium.
Davis Schneider’s dad captures his home run off the first pitch of the game. What a moment and what a call from papa Schneider 🥹 pic.twitter.com/EhCwiSWx2k
— Mike Commito (@mikecommito) October 30, 2025
The Jays went into game five of the World Series playoff tied two games apiece against the Dodgers, reigning champions and overall favourites to win this year.
Steve’s video, framed by an azure California sky and a backwards-facing Jays ballgame on the fan in the row in front of him, captures the stadium announcer introducing his son, the first pitch by Blake Snell, the crack of the bat — and the ball sailing over the left-field fence.
It also records Dad’s reaction. “Oh. Oh no! No way! No way!” he shouts, before launching to a chorus of “Oh my God!” as fans around turn to offer high-fives and handshakes. “You’ve got to be kidding me!”
Hours later, after Vladimir Guerrero Jr’s third-pitch-of-the-game homer had cemented the Jays’ eventual 6-1 victory over the Dodgers, Schneider was asked if he’d seen his father’s modern-day home movie of the event.
The 26-year-old left fielder couldn’t help but take a little dig at his dad.
“His Meta glasses are a little bit — they’re kinda dumb,” he said with a grin. “I don’t know why he wears those all the time. But yeah, those were the glasses he was wearing, but it’s great to have my family out here and get to experience the World Series.”
He continued: “It’s their first time being here. We’re from a small town in New Jersey, and they deserve it just as much as me. And I couldn’t be more grateful for them to be here.”
, the glasses were a gift from one of Steve Schneider’s four children, though Davis didn’t say which one.
“Yeah, I mean his Meta glasses are a little bit… they’re kinda dumb, I don’t know why he wears them all the time.”
Davis Schneider reacts to his dad’s viral reaction video. 😂 pic.twitter.com/Eq1ExrS00M— TSN (@TSN_Sports) October 30, 2025
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