NEW YORK, NEW YORK - AUGUST 12: Dominic Smith #2 of the New York Mets hits a home run against the Washington Nationals at Citi Field on August 12, 2020 in New York City. (Photo by Steven Ryan/Getty Images)
On and off the field, Dominic Smith has been the New York Mets MVP of 2020.
I remember in my first year with Rising Apple back in 2018 how many people on Twitter with no picture would regularly tweet us about how much they disliked Dominic Smith. I almost couldn’t blame him. In his first two seasons with the New York Mets, Smith was underperforming and headed toward “bust status.