Overall, he's still an above-league-average hitter, posting a .246 batting average this year with 20 home runs, 74 RBIs and a .758 OPS.
From 2020 to 2022, Smith did much of his damage against four-seam fastballs, batting .292 against the pitch with a .588 slugging percentage, 21 home runs and only an 18.6% whiff rate.
But the statistical regression has illustrated his struggles to hone in on his best swing - one the Dodgers are hoping has started to reappear in recent weeks.
That was a big boy home run, Roberts declared afterward. Got into a hitter's count, a booze-soaked but understated Smith added amid the postgame clubhouse celebration.
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