Will Smith made his first All-Star appearance this season after putting up a .279 batting average and an .889 OPS in the first half of the season.
Since then, he has lost over 150 points off his OPS going down to a .720 in the 2nd half of the season. The 28-year-old backstop is aware of his recent struggles and knows he needs to work through them.
“Just getting a little long in the backswing, which is making me leak,” Smith said. “Just something that’s kind of been there. It’s always creeped back at times. It had been there.