Will Smith launched himself in the Los Angeles Dodgers history books on Wednesday with his 100th career home run — an eighth-inning solo homer that broke a tie against the New York Mets and gave the Dodgers the lead for good.
It was his second long ball of the day. His first was a solo homer in the second inning which gave the Dodgers an early 1-0 lead.joined an exclusive list with his second homer becoming the fourth catcher in franchise history to hit 100 home runs. The elite list includes Roy Campanella , Mike Piazza , and Steve Yeager .. “It’s a cool accomplishment and cool milestone for me. But right now we’re just focused on winning and trying to hit 101 on Friday.
Smith has five homers in his last eight games and leads all Major League catchers with a .516 slugging percentage.Maren Angus-Coombs was born in Los Angeles and raised in Nashville, Tenn. She is a graduate of Middle Tennessee State and has been a sports writer since 2008. Despite growing up in the South, her sports obsession has always been in Los Angeles. She is currently a staff writer at the LA Sports Report Network.