Will Smith (catcher)

Will Smith (catcher)

William Dills Smith is an American professional baseball catcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball. He played college baseball for the Louisville Cardinals. Smith was selected by the Dodgers in the first round of the 2016 Major League baseball draft. He made his major league debut in 2019.

About Will Smith (catcher) in brief

Summary Will Smith (catcher)William Dills Smith is an American professional baseball catcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball. He played college baseball for the Louisville Cardinals. Smith was selected by the Dodgers in the first round of the 2016 Major League baseball draft. He made his major league debut in 2019. Smith’s first MLB home run was a walk off against Héctor Neris of the Philadelphia Phillies on June 1, 2019. On June 23, 2019, Smith hit a walk-off three-run home run in the bottom of the ninth inning against the Colorado Rockies.

In the third game of the 2020 NLDS, Smith had five hits against the San Diego Padres, setting a new Dodgers franchise record for most hits in a post-season game. On October 16, during Game 5 of the National League Championship Series, Smith became the first MLB player to face a pitcher of the same name in the postseason, Atlanta Braves pitcher Will Smith. The faceoff ended with Smith hitting a three- run home run against the Tampa Bay Rays.