MLB Players Named Will Smith Have Won Last 6 World Series After Dodgers' Victory

An MLB player named Will Smith has now won the World Series each of the last six seasons after the Los Angeles Dodgers catcher helped his team win this year's Fall Classic in seven games over the Toronto Blue Jays.

The Dodgers' Smith hit a clutch solo home run to give the Dodgers a 5-4 lead in the top of the 11th inning on Saturday, and L.A. held on in the bottom half of the frame for its second straight World Series title.

The other Will Smith is the left-handed relief pitcher, who won World Series with three different teams in 2021 (Atlanta Braves), 2022 (Houston Astros) and 2023 (Texas Rangers). The 36-year-old Smith is currently a free agent who last pitched for the Kansas City Royals in 2024.

Outside his home run, the Dodgers catcher was center stage for a huge moments in Games 6 and 7.

In the third inning of Game 6, Smith hit a two-out RBI double to tie the game at one. Two batters later, Mookie Betts delivered a two-run single (scoring Shohei Ohtani and Smith) for a 3-1 edge. That score would hold for the remainder of the game.

In the fourth inning of Game 7, Smith hit a leadoff double and eventually scored after a Teoscar Hernández sac fly to cut the Blue Jay lead to 3-1.

Later in the ninth inning, Smith just kept his toe on home plate long enough to get a needed forceout from second baseman Miguel Rojas with the score tied at four and Blue Jays utility fielder Isiah Kiner-Falefa sprinting home for the potential World Series-winning run.

Two inning later, Smith delivered the game-winning home run to help propel the Dodgers to the franchise's ninth World Series title.