Will Smith World Series Streak Ends After Six Years
For the first time since 2019, Major League Baseball’s Fall Classic will conclude without a player named Will Smith on the winning roster. milenio.com reported that the six-year consecutive championship streak ended when the Los Angeles Dodgers were eliminated from postseason contention, halting a remarkable run that paired two unrelated professional baseball players who shared the exact same name.
The uninterrupted sequence began in 2020 and stretched through 2025, sustained entirely by the coincidence of two distinct athletes. William Dills Smith, the 31-year-old catcher born in Louisville, Kentucky, secured titles with the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2020 against the Tampa Bay Rays, in 2024 against the New York Yankees, and in 2025 against the Toronto Blue Jays, as detailed by milenio.com.
Operating in parallel without any familial relation, pitcher William Michael Smith captured three consecutive championships with three different franchises. As noted by milenio.com, the left-handed reliever won with the Atlanta Braves in 2021 over the Houston Astros, with the Houston Astros in 2022 against the Philadelphia Phillies, and with the Texas Rangers in 2023 over the Arizona Diamondbacks. The pitcher subsequently played the 2024 campaign with the Kansas City Royals before announcing his retirement at age 34, according to milenio.com.
The 2026 Postseason Contenders
With the streak officially broken following the postseason elimination of the Dodgers, who had been pursuing a three-peat, the championship race shifted entirely. milenio.com reported that the battle for the Major League Baseball title is contested instead between the Tampa Bay Rays and the Milwaukee Brewers.
When did the Will Smith championship streak begin?
When did the Will Smith championship streak begin?
The streak began in 2020 when catcher Will Smith won the World Series with the Los Angeles Dodgers.
How many World Series titles did the pitcher Will Smith win?
Pitcher Will Smith won three consecutive championships with three different teams: the Atlanta Braves in 2021, the Houston Astros in 2022, and the Texas Rangers in 2023.
For the first time since 2019, a player named Will Smith won’t win the World Series 😳Between the Dodgers catcher and the pitcher who played for the Braves, Astros and Rangers, the two Will Smiths combined for SIX straight World Series titles from 2020-2025 👏The streak… pic.twitter.com/vTElOcRcUI
Which teams are competing for the title now that the streak is over?
The Tampa Bay Rays and the Milwaukee Brewers are competing for the Major League Baseball championship.
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For the first time in the 2020s, a player named Will Smith will not win the World Series.👀 One of the Dodgers' catchers and the pitcher who played for the Braves, Astros, and Rangers have featured on a World Series-winning team for the past SIX years.🤯 The streak has ended… pic.twitter.com/hgPCoXHyGD
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