Fresh off consecutive World Series titles, and several offseasons adding star-caliber talent, many believe the Los Angeles Dodgers are ruining baseball.
Dodgers catcher Will Smith will return to play for the United States in the 2026 World Baseball Classic, Team USA manager Mark DeRosa said on MLB Network on Tuesday morning.
The Los Angeles Dodgers conundrum at catcher, which could result in former top prospect Dalton Rushing being traded for a more urgent need. The Dodgers have a genuine starting catcher in Will Smith, who is likely to play almost every day due to his improved defense and strong hitting, which often goes unnoticed on the star-packed team.
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In many ways, 2025 was a career-defining season for Will Smith. Not only did he have the best offensive regular season of his seven years in the Majors, but Smith was also instrumental in helping the Los Angeles Dodgers repeat as World Series champions.
The stars were out in full force during the 2025 World Series. From Max Scherzer in Toronto to Freddie Freeman, Mookie Betts, and of course, Shohei Ohtani, in Los Angeles, there was no shortage of the game's best under the brightest lights.
The Los Angeles Dodgers erased a three-run deficit against the Toronto Blue Jays in Game 7 of the 2025 World Series thanks to a pair of clutch home runs by Miguel Rojas and Will Smith.
The Los Angeles Dodgers made history during their 2025 World Series win, becoming the first team to ever win Game 7 of the World Series on the road despite trailing in the ninth inning.
Major League Baseball has undergone significant changes in recent years, but arguably the most drastic is set to come at the start of the 2026 season. This past September, MLB announced plans to implement the Automated Ball-Strike (ABS) challenge system in the regular season on a full-time basis.
Will Smith was involved among the several memorable moments from the 2025 World Series, particularly during Game 7 as the Los Angeles Dodgers completed a comeback against the Toronto Blue Jays.
Catcher Will Smith cemented himself in Dodgers' lore with his solo home run in the top of the 11th inning in Game 7 of the World Series on Saturday night.
The Los Angeles Dodgers completed an improbable comeback in Game 7 of the 2025 World Series against the Toronto Blue Jays to win the ninth title in franchise history and become back-to-back champions.
America's favorite pastime has more memorable performances than any sport. As such, figuring out which pitchers had the best seasons ever is no easy task.
Even if he had not hit the home run in the 11th inning of Game 7 of the World Series that forever became a part of Dodgers history, Will Smith had already set a baseball record Saturday that's unlikely to be broken.
The Los Angeles Dodgers repeated as champions with a 5-4, 11-inning win over the Toronto Blue Jays in Game 7 of the 2025 World Series on Saturday night.
Game 7 of the 2025 World Series between the Toronto Blue Jays and Los Angeles Dodgers lived up to the hype in every way possible... and then some, needing extra innings to decide the winner between two evenly matched teams.
Winning baseball is all Will Smith has ever known since making his MLB debut with the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2019. The Dodgers have made the postseason in each of Smith’s first seven seasons, which includes three trips to the World Series.
Will Smith has faced an uphill battle over the past month before getting back behind the plate in time for the latter half of the postseason. In mid-September, what was thought to be a bone bruise in Smith's right hand was revealed to be a hairline fracture, putting Smith's likelihood of being available in the postseason highly in doubt.
The club has largely been without him for about a month. He took a foul ball off his throwing hand in early September, suffering a hairline fracture, and hasn’t played much since.
He has been on the injured list with a hairline fracture in his hand.
The Los Angeles Dodgers are set to begin a best-of-five NLDS against the Philadelphia Phillies starting on Saturday. After a dominant offensive showing earlier in the week that led to a wild card series sweep of the Cincinnati Reds, the Dodgers’ performance was all the more impressive given that Will Smith did not log an at-bat.
There were some notable omissions from the Dodgers' wild-card roster.
All-Star catcher Will Smith will be activated from the injured list by the defending champion Los Angeles Dodgers in advance of Tuesday night's wild-card opener against the visiting Cincinnati Reds.
Will Smith has consistently been a force for the Los Angeles Dodgers since he debuted in 2019. The 30-year-old catcher made his third consecutive All-Star selection this year after an incredible first half of the season.
Even baseball players need a second medical opinion sometimes. Dodgers catcher Will Smith's intuition was more accurate than some of the doctors who interpreted his initial MRI and assessed his hand injury.
The Los Angeles Dodgers clinched a postseason berth on September 19 and the club is on the verge of clinching their 12th division title in 13 seasons entering the final week of the regular season.
He made his third All-Star Game earlier this year and has enjoyed a career season with the Dodgers.
The Los Angeles Dodgers placed All-Star catcher Will Smith on the injured list Saturday because of a right hand contusion. The move to the 10-day IL is retroactive to Sept.
The Dodgers announced this evening that they’ve placed catcher Will Smith on the 10-day injured list, retroactive to September 10, due to a right hand contusion.
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