The World Series ring that he won with the Atlanta Braves in 2021 eased his pain, but Freddie Freeman still feels the sting of the three-run home run Will Smith hit to swing the 2020 National League Championship Series toward the Dodgers and the solo shot Cody Bellinger hit to win it.
Freeman’s Braves had a three-games-to-one advantage in the best-of-seven series and a 2-1 lead in Game 5 when Smith, the Dodgers catcher, stepped to the plate against Will Smith, the Atlanta reliever, with two on and two outs in the sixth inning.