Smith is having a career year at the plate – no one in baseball has been better with runners in scoring position – while the Dodgers limit his starts to avoid another second-half decline.

Dodgers catcher Will Smith, left, and first baseman Freddie Freeman, right, were named National League starters for the MLB All-Star Game when Phase 2 voting results were announced on Wednesday.

After two years of battling nagging injuries for large stretches of the season, Dodgers catcher Will Smith is healthy and having his finest season yet, and was appropriately rewarded with a spot in ...