"The Los Angeles Dodgers had no shortage of clutch moments to become baseball's first back-to-back champions in a quarter century, but the moment that solidified their fate during one of the most memorable Game 7's in MLB history was a two-out solo home run from Will Smith in the 11th inning. Smith got to live out a scenario that many grow up envisioning of a Game 7, and when it was his moment, he made sure to make the most of it. "You dream of those moments, you know, extra innings, put your team ahead - I'll remember that forever," Smith said."
"Smith fractured his right hand on Sept. 3 after a foul ball made direct contact with him. He would play one more game a few days later, but was then moved to the injured list, shutting down his regular season. The backstop was held out of the Wild Card round, but made his first appearance of the postseason during Game 1 of the NLDS and played each game since."
Will Smith delivered a two-out, 11th-inning solo home run in Game 7 that gave the Dodgers the lead and clinched a consecutive World Series title. Smith had fractured his right hand on Sept. 3 and missed the end of the regular season, returning in the postseason beginning with Game 1 of the NLDS. He finished the postseason with a .276 batting average, a .777 OPS, eight RBIs and two World Series home runs in Games 2 and 7. Key moments from teammates included Max Muncy’s solo homer, Miguel Rojas’s ninth-inning game-tying home run, and Yoshinobu Yamamoto’s 2.2 scoreless innings on short rest.
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