A Player Named Will Smith Won a World Series Ring for Five Seasons in a Row (Video)

Signing a player named Will Smith may be the best way for a team to win the World Series.

When the Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the New York Yankees on Wednesday night, they became the fifth straight team to win the World Series with a player named Will Smith on their roster. Will Smith is the Dodgers’ starting catcher this year, a 29-year-old Kentucky native who was Los Angeles’ first-round draft pick in 2016. He made his MLB debut in 2019 and has been the Dodgers’ starting catcher since 2021.

The ring Smith won on Wednesday was actually his second. He won his first ring with the 2020 Dodgers, who won the World Series in the pandemic-shortened season.

Will Smith’s World Series winning streak began in 2020 and continues into 2024, and there is one man responsible for continuing it during this period: Will Smith. No, not that Will Smith. Another Will Smith. Not a catcher or an actor/musician, but a relief pitcher.

Will Smith, who doesn’t play for the Dodgers, is the player who first put this strange little series on the map. As a left fielder, he was part of the playoff roster for all three World Series champions from 2021 to 2023: the 2021 Atlanta Braves, 2022 Houston Astros and 2023 Texas Rangers. He became the first player to win the World Series in three consecutive years with three different teams.

Incredibly, Will Smith’s winning streak has a good chance of continuing not just next year, but for many years to come. The Dodgers already have a shot at winning the 2025 World Series.and they signed their catcher Will Smith to a contract that runs through 2033. The Dodgers appear ready to find out how many years in a row a player named Will Smith can win a World Series ring.