Rece Hinds' Three-Run Walk-Off Homer Stuns Dodgers in Spring Training

Rece Hinds delivered the deciding blow, a three-run walk-off home run off Dodgers reliever Jordan Weems, that turned a 13-10 deficit into a 14-13 Cincinnati Reds victory in a spring training game. "It was the final shot, a three-run homer by Rece Hinds off Dodgers pitcher Jordan Weems, that doomed the Boys in Blue, who entered the final frame with a 13-10 lead," Dodgers Nation reported.

The rally came as the Reds scored four runs in the bottom of the ninth to complete the comeback. "Weems, however, was unable to get the save — or even a single out," Dodgers Nation wrote, and "Four runs in the bottom of the ninth, though, gave the Reds the win." The result moved Los Angeles to 9-4 in spring training while Cincinnati improved to 6-4, per Dodgers Nation.

The afternoon was an offensive showcase. Dodgers Nation noted that Cincinnati hit five home runs in the game, including two-run shots by Elly De La Cruz and Will Benson in the first and a two-run homer by Matt McLain in the second. The same report credited Nathaniel Lowe with a three-run homer in the fifth and listed Rece Hinds as delivering the walk-off. On the Dodgers side, Santiago Espinal smashed a pair of home runs in the third and fourth innings and knocked in six runs, while Noah Miller and Max Muncy added solo homers. Dodgers Nation added that Nick Senzel’s ninth-inning shot to right field appeared poised to be the game's defining moment before the Reds’ rally.

For Hinds, the spring training numbers in MLB’s stat table show 12 at bats, 6 hits, 2 home runs, and 4 RBI, producing a .500 average, .571 on-base percentage, and a 1.821 OPS in 2026 spring training. His 2025 regular season line in the MLB table read 43 at bats, 5 hits, 2 homers, 3 RBI, and a .116 batting average; career regular season totals listed 89 at bats, 17 hits, 7 homers, 14 RBI, and a .191 average.

The wider context on Hinds includes a roster and development timeline spanning assignments to the Billings Mustangs, Greeneville Reds, Daytona Tortugas, and invitations to Reds spring training in 2020 and later assignments to the Reds organization in 2021. An awards fragment lists him on an AFL Rising Stars entry as "Rece Hinds #57." An original report noted that "Hinds had a strong second half in Triple-A last year and has impressed throughout camp, raising his MLB call-up prospects."

Social reaction to the homer included an Instagram post from account homerunsmlb dated March 3, 2026, captioned "Rece Hinds 1st Home Run of Spring Training #Reds #MLB Distance: NA Exit Velocity: NA" and showing 191 likes and 0 comments. That caption contrasts with MLB’s spring training totals that show Hinds with two spring homers through 12 at bats; box score chronology would clarify whether the Instagram post labeled this particular blast his first of camp.

The walk-off elevates Hinds’ spring narrative at a moment when Cincinnati’s camp evaluations and roster ladders matter heading into the regular season, and it punctuates a high-scoring exhibition that featured multiple big-league names and bullpen lapses from the Dodgers bullpen that allowed six earned runs from Cole Irvin through three innings and the late collapse that opened the door for Hinds’ heroics.