Smith, the 32nd pick in the 2016 draft, has provided almost three times as much value as any other first-rounder in his class.

After being sidelined by injury at the start of the playoffs, Will Smith is rediscovering his offensive prowess with the Dodgers three wins away from a World Series title.

Will Smith unloaded on Kevin Gausman’s inside fastball and dropped his bat the moment he’d completed his follow-through. The ball soared into the second deck, just inside the left-field foul pole. Smith flexed and let loose a roar.

After their Game 2 win, the Dodgers are close enough to taste it. They’re just not quite close enough to fully comprehend it.

"I’m just trying not to do too much,” said the catcher with the fifth-highest slugging percentage this century.

Will Smith talks about the Dodgers' Game 2 win, Yoshinobu Yamamoto's complete game, going back to Dodger Stadium for Game 3 and more

Yoshinobu Yamamoto throws a complete game as the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Toronto Blue Jays 5-1 to draw level at 1-1 in the best-of-seven World Series.

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