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Will Smith
Los Angeles Dodgers
C: 121 DH: 3
2025 Projected Value: $17
2025 Actual Value: $22 Difference: $5
Based on 10-team NL-only league

Player Stats Daily Log

Year	AB	H	R	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG	Rate
2025 proj	477	121	76	20	77	56	98	2	0.254	31.9
2025	248	80	45	12	46	45	55	2	0.323	45.7
2024	476	118	77	20	75	51	105	1	0.248	29.9
2023	464	121	80	19	76	63	89	3	0.261	33.9
2022	508	132	68	24	87	56	96	1	0.260	35.5
2021	414	107	71	25	76	58	101	3	0.258	35.9
2020	114	33	23	8	25	20	22	0	0.289	34.4
2019	170	43	30	15	42	18	52	2	0.253	19.2

Player News

Date	News
6/30/25	LA Dodgers' Will Smith on Pace For Best Season By a Catcher in Over a Decade. The Los Angeles Dodgers were clinging onto a one-run lead against the Kansas City Royals midway though Sunday's decisive series finale when Will Smith stepped up to the plate to face reliever Steven Cruz. Cruz got the first two outs of the sixth inning, but he was unable to do the same against Smith. The 30-year-old catcher hit a 421-foot solo home run to center, sparking Los Angeles' surge to a 5-1 victory. Source: https://www.si.com/fannation/mlb/fastball/history/...
6/29/25	Dodgers' Hernández and Smith homer, Wrobleski pitches 6 innings of 3-hit ball in 5-1 win over Royals. Kiké Hernández hit a two-run homer, Will Smith also went deep and the Los Angeles Dodgers got a dominant performance from Justin Wrobleski and the rest of their bullpen in a rain-delayed 5-1 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Sunday. Wrobleski (4-2) pitched six innings of three-hit ball in place of opener Lou Trivino, Kirby Yates worked a perfect eighth and Jack Dreyer handled the ninth, helping Los Angeles win for the sixth time in seven games. Source: https://dailyjournal.net/?p=2053954...
6/22/25	Dodgers’ Will Smith eyes 3rd All-Star nod amid cautious workload. Smith is having a career year at the plate – no one in baseball has been better with runners in scoring position – while the Dodgers limit his starts to avoid another second-half decline. Source: https://www.ocregister.com/2025/06/21/dodgers-will...
6/21/25	Dodgers’ Will Smith eyes 3rd All-Star nod amid cautious workload. Smith is having a career year at the plate while the Dodgers limit his starts to avoid another second-half decline. Source: https://www.ocregister.com/2025/06/21/dodgers-will...
6/19/25	San Diego Padres at LA Dodgers odds, picks and predictions. The San Diego Padres (39-34) and the LA Dodgers (46-29) wrap up a 4-game series Thursday at Dodger Stadium. First pitch is scheduled for 10:10 p.m. ET. Let's analyze BetMGM Sportsbook's MLB odds around the Padres vs. Dodgers odds and make our expert MLB picks and predictions for the best bets. Season series: Dodgers lead 5-1 The Padres are looking to avoid the 4-game sweep after suffering a 4-3 walk-off loss Wednesday night. San Diego scored 2 runs in the top of the ninth inning to tie the game, but C Will Smith belted a pinch-hit walk-off solo homer to send the home crowd into hysterics. San Diego had 7 hits, including doubles by SS Xander Bogaerts , 2B Jake Cronenworth and OF Bryce Johnson Source: https://www.geneseorepublic.com/story/sports/mlb/2...
6/18/25	Dodgers top Padres on Will Smith's pinch walk-off homer. June 19 - Will Smith hit a game-ending pinch-hit home run in the bottom of the ninth inning and the Los Angeles Dodgers extended their winning streak to five games with a 4-3 victory over the visiting San Diego Padres on Wednesday. Emmet Sheehan went four strong innings in his return from Tommy John surgery and Justin Wrobleski (2-2) followed with five innings as the Dodgers moved one win away from a four-game sweep. Sheehan gave up one run on three hits with no walks and six strikeouts in his first appearance since the 2023 playoffs, while Wrobleski (2-2) gave up two ninth-inning runs before Smith won it on a home run to right field against Robert Suarez (1-3). Los Angeles improved to 5-1 in Source: https://www.reuters.com/sports/baseball/dodgers-to...
6/18/25	LA Dodgers' Will Smith Makes History, Caps Off Marathon At-Bat With HR. Locked in a 3-3 tie with their rival San Diego Padres, the Los Angeles Dodgers' star catcher came through with a historic performance at the plate. Will Smith stepped into the batter's box with no outs and one man on in the bottom of the sixth inning Tuesday night and fouled off the first pitch he saw. From there, Smith took ball two, fouled off four more pitches, then watched Jeremiah Estrada barely miss low and inside for ball three. On pitch No. 12 of the at-bat, Smith turned on another 99 mile-per-hour fastball inside and sent it 388 feet to left-center for a two-run home run. Source: https://www.si.com/fannation/mlb/fastball/history/...
6/10/25	Los Angeles Dodgers Standout On Pace to Join Extremely Rare National League History. Los Angeles Dodgers standout catcher Will Smith is currently tracking to make baseball history not seen since 1912. Will Smith leads the NL in OBP (.423). The only catcher to ever do that was Jack Meyers on the 1912 Giants (.441). Smith, 30, is one of the best catchers in the sport and could be headed toward a third All-Star selection this season. Source: https://www.si.com/fannation/mlb/fastball/history/...
6/08/25	Dodgers need more offense to avoid sweep at Cardinals. The Los Angeles Dodgers will try to revive their offense Sunday afternoon and avoid a three-game road sweep against the St. Louis Cardinals. The Dodgers went 1-for-25 with runners in scoring position while suffering 5-0 and 2-1 losses during the first two games in this series at Busch Stadium. Freeman went 0-for-3 with runners in scoring position and Will Smith and Tommy Edman each went 0-for-2. Source: https://www.reuters.com/sports/baseball/dodgers-ne...
6/05/25	Dodgers trying to keep Will Smith healthy and productive all season. Smith is on track to make his third straight All-Star team, but the catcher tailed off while battling an ankle injury last season and Dave Roberts wants to pace him now so he can get more out of him later. Source: https://www.ocregister.com/2025/06/05/dodgers-tryi...
5/26/25	'Elite' Mets defender's 'amazing' play catapulted club over Dodgers. On April 16, he celebrated prematurely after fielding a ball hit to the gap in right-center, thinking he'd prevented a double against the Minnesota Twins. Taylor avoided making the same mistake in Sunday's 3-1 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers. The Dodgers were threatening to tack on more runs after being up 1-0 in the first inning. With runners on second and third and no outs, Dodgers catcher Will Smith hit a shallow fly ball to center. Source: https://www.nj.com/mets/2025/05/elite-mets-defende...
5/23/25	Another Mets player removed with an injury after rain delay. Another Mets player was removed from Friday's game against the Los Angeles Dodgers. The Mets announced Nimmo was “removed with a stiff neck.” Nimmo played in the Mets' first two-plus innings and even made an impressive play to get Dodgers catcher Will Smith out in the second inning. Source: https://www.nj.com/mets/2025/05/another-mets-playe...
5/05/25	Dodgers Will Smith Gives High Praise of Yoshinobu Yamamoto. Los Angeles Dodgers catcher Will Smith praised pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto for his hot start to the season. Source: https://sports.yahoo.com/article/dodgers-smith-giv...
5/02/25	Dodgers-Braves get rain delay update in close game. The Los Angeles Dodgers and Atlanta Braves played eight hard-fought innings Friday night. At about 9:25 p.m. ET, the game was sent into a rain delay in Atlanta. The Dodgers led 2-1 at the time of the delay after the final out of the eighth. L.A. had opened the scoring in the fourth inning when a Will Smith sacrifice fly scored Mookie Betts. Source: https://www.sportingnews.com/us/mlb/los-angeles-do...
4/24/25	Will Smith sits with sore left wrist. Dodgers catcher hurt the wrist on a play at the plate on Tuesday at Wrigley Field, and did not start in the series finale on Wednesday. Source: https://sports.yahoo.com/article/smith-sits-sore-l...
3/29/25	Dave Roberts eases fan concern for Will Smith's absence from Dodgers lineup Friday. The Los Angeles Dodgers continued their perfect start to the 2025 campaign on Friday night with a thrilling 8-5 walk-off win over the Detroit Tigers. Before the game, fans were quick to note that starting catcher Will Smith wasn't in the lineup, leading to concern about a potential injury. Smith had gotten off to a strong start through three games, recording hits in three of his first seven at-bats, while also drawing five walks. Austin Barnes ended up getting the starting nod at catcher in the team's latest game, though, which was a bit concerning since Smith had dealt with a left ankle injury during spring training. Source: https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/los-angeles-dodgers/d...
3/14/25	Ball from final out of Dodgers’ 2024 World Series win going to auction. Catcher Will Smith is selling the ball through his Catching Hope Foundation, in partnership with the Buehler Family Foundation and the Dodgers, with proceeds benefitting wildfire recovery efforts. Source: https://www.ocregister.com/2025/03/13/ball-from-fi...
3/13/25	Dodgers’ 2024 World Series final pitch ball to be auctioned for fire relief. The baseball from the final pitch of the Los Angeles Dodgers’ 2024 World Series victory will be auctioned to support continued fire relief efforts in L.A. County. Dodgers catcher Will Smith and his wife, Cara, are organizing the auction through their Catching Hope Foundation, with all proceeds benefiting those affected by recent wildfires. The ball […] Source: https://sports.yahoo.com/article/dodgers-2024-worl...
3/12/25	Dodgers Could Trade Top Catching Prospect This Year, Says Insider. It is no secret at this point that the Los Angeles Dodgers have a roster full of talent from their veterans down to the farm system. Rather than fans seeing these talented individuals suit up for the Dodgers one day, a top MLB insider believes that a prized minor league catcher may be traded later this year. The catcher position in Los Angeles has a long list of demonstrated players who are of starter-caliber like newly-extended All-Star Will Smith and 10-year veteran Austin Barnes. The minor leagues have seen two notable catchers emerge with their offensive talents for the Dodgers in Dalton Rushing and Hunter Feduccia. Source: https://www.si.com/mlb/dodgers/news/dodgers-could-...
3/04/25	Dodgers' $140 Million All-Star Exits Tuesday's Cactus League Game After Hit By Pitch. Los Angeles Dodgers catcher Will Smith was forced to exit the team's Cactus League game vs. the Cincinnati Reds Tuesday after being hit by a pitch on the knee. Smith exited the game in the bottom of the fourth inning a few batters after being hit while standing on second base. Smith has been dealing with a nagging ankle injury for the last nine months. Source: https://www.si.com/mlb/dodgers/news/dodgers-140-mi...

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