Has Dodgers catcher Will Smith already started recruiting Tigers ace Tarik Skubal? He said the Dodgers want "all the best names."

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He’s giving 100 percent every time he goes out there' Smith said of a player who hates hitting in Los Angeles.

Entering the All-Star break, Will Smith is a distant leader in the NL batting race, sporting a .323 mark that outpaces the next closest qualified hitter by a whopping 26 points.

One night after the Los Angeles Dodgers had a strong pitching performance and no offense, the opposite was the case as the bats showed up but the pitching struggled in an 8-7 loss to the Milwaukee Brewers.

The Detroit Tigers might have the best record in baseball right now, but that's not stopping the Los Angeles Dodgers from actively recruiting Detroit's best pit