Will Smith is one of the best hitters in baseball with a 14th-best .866 OPS, a solid .270 batting average and 13 home runs on the season entering Monday. Having been selected to his first All-Star Game this season and earning the admiration of teammates Clayton Kershaw and Bobby Miller for his skills behind the plate, it’s easy to forget that Smith struggled at times during the Dodgers’ 2020 World Series campaign.
In his feature story on the 28-year-old catcher, the Los Angeles Times’ Jack Harris recalled Smith’s inconsistency on defense in 2020.