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Will Smith (catcher)

Will Smith, American baseball player

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Born
March 28, 1995
Age in 2026
31
Zodiac sign
Aries
Birth year
1995

About Will Smith (catcher)

William Dills Smith is an American professional baseball catcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He played college baseball for the Louisville Cardinals. He was selected by the Dodgers in the first round of the 2016 Major League Baseball draft, and made his MLB debut in 2019. Smith is a three-time All-Star and won the World Series with the Dodgers in 2020, 2024, and 2025, securing the latter championship with an 11th-inning home run in Game 7. Internationally, Smith represents the United States. In 2013, as a senior, he hit.528 with 11 home runs and 36 RBIs along with pitching to a 7–1 record 0.87 ERA. In 2014, he played collegiate summer baseball for the Newport Gulls of New England Collegiate Baseball League where they won the league championship.

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Will Smith (catcher) timeline

  1. In 2013, as a senior, he hit.528 with 11 home runs and 36 RBIs along with pitching to a 7–1 record 0.87 ERA.
  2. In 2014, he played collegiate summer baseball for the Newport Gulls of New England Collegiate Baseball League where they won the league championship.
  3. He was selected by the Dodgers in the first round of the 2016 Major League Baseball draft, and made his MLB debut in 2019.
  4. Smith is a three-time All-Star and won the World Series with the Dodgers in 2020, 2024, and 2025, securing the latter championship with an 11th-inning home run in Game 7.

The world when Will Smith (catcher) was born

Will Smith (catcher) was born in 1995. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1995

  • #1 song"Gangsta's Paradise" – Coolio
  • Top movieBraveheart
  • Top TV showSeinfeld
  • Best-selling bookThe Rainmaker – John Grisham

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentCal Ripken Jr. breaks Lou Gehrig's consecutive games record
  • Top headlineOklahoma City bombing
  • Technology milestoneWindows 95 launches
  • Defining fadPogs
  • Notable inventionDVD
  • World population5.69 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderBill Clinton
  • Sports championAtlanta Braves (World Series)
  • Also wonHouston Rockets (NBA)
  • U.S. population263.0M

1995 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Will Smith (catcher)'s birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19952026
Gas$1.15$3.45/gal
Average home$110,500$435,000
Average income$41,943$67,500
Minimum wage$4.25$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$4.35$11.95
Postage stamp$0.32$0.73
Population263.0M341 million

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