As 2025 winds down, it’s time to look back. Sports offer no shortage of big moments, but it’s the people behind them who make the memories stick.

Turns out, there’s not much this Louisville native and Dodgers catcher can’t handle, whether it’s knuckle curves, champagne celebrations, or the Caniac combo with extra fries.

Will Smith didn’t just launch a baseball into history Saturday night. He swung a piece of history.

Louisville native Will Smith keeps living the dream.

Louisville native and Dodgers catcher Will Smith, a former University of Louisville standout, is back in the World Series chasing his third championship ring while making his hometown proud.

This isn’t about poring over the roster. It’s about combing through the budget.

The Los Angeles Dodgers have been a favorite baseball team for many Louisvillians for more than half a century, stretching back to Pee Wee Reese building his Hall of Fame resume with a pair of World Series champions for the franchise.

Basketball and football drive the sports conversation in this town. But they are no longer the sports that have produced the most major leaguers.

Will Smith was not the first Atlantic Coast Conference player selected in the 2016 Major League Baseball Draft.