Although he played only 110 games during the regular season, catcher Will Smith is the only Los Angeles Dodgers player to post a .290-plus batting average, a .490-plus slugging percentage and a .900-plus OPS during the 2025 campaign. A hand injury put his career year on pause and kept him out for most of September, but the three-time All-Star is nearly at 100 percent , per SportsNet LA's David Vassegh. Fans will not find him in the latest starting lineup , however.

Ben Rortvedt will bat ninth and man backstop duties versus the Philadelphia Phillies in Game 1 of the National League Division Series , via the team's X account. Smith, who was on the Dodgers' NL Wild Card Series roster, will stay ready in the dugout. He intends to catch during this colossal meeting with the Fightin'

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