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Dodgers: Will Smith Gifted With Birth Of First Baby

Dodgers catcher Will Smith has something to celebrate after all

Ryan Menzie

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Sports mean everything to the fans and athletes, but life and family at the end of the day always take precedent over sports. For Dodgers catcher Will Smith, he and his wife Cara have welcomed their first baby girl into the family. 

The past week hasn't been all sunshine and rainbows for the Dodgers, but Smith can now take a step back from the game and be with his new born baby. Smith has had an eventful month as he also tied the franchise record for catchers for most multi-hit postseason games. 

The Dodgers have some decisions to make moving forward but it seems likely Smith will remain on the team despite the emergence of Dodgers prospect Diego Cartaya slowly coming into the picture. 

The guess is Smith isn't focused on what could be coming in the future and rather is focused on his newborn baby. 

A terrific season ended with disappointment is the name of the game for the Dodgers and Smith was a catalyst for the highest scoring offense in the league. 

On the season, Smith had a .260 batting average and was one home runs away from tying his career high in home runs (24) and set a new career high in RBI's (87).

The Dodgers will do what they can to rebound from such a low end to the season but keeping Smith on the roster should help propel the Dodgers to another great regular season. The hope is to maintain that level of play into the postseason, but for now we will congratulate Smith and his family for their newest healthy member. 

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Ryan Menzie
RYAN MENZIE

Ryan Menzie | Lead Contributor Ryan is an LA Native who has grown up praising the greatest athletes LA has had to offer. A love for sports ranging between basketball, football, volleyball and golf, a future Sports Management Masters graduate, and being engulfed into organized sports since seven years old, the passion and love for sports never ends for Ryan. If the words he writes don't paint the full picture of his true fandom, he will find more ways than one to tell the story and be more than willing to open up a nice LA sports debate with you. Favorite Player: Mookie Betts Favorite Moment: 2020 World Series. The Lakers won the NBA title and the Dodgers secured the World Series only a couple of months later. During such a rough time with COVID-19 and such a bleak look at how sports has tried to overcome the circumstances, it was a relief to see the night sky lit up for many nights and a makeshift parade in LA when it seemed like we needed it the most.

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