{"id":87850,"date":"2025-09-04T07:36:48","date_gmt":"2025-09-04T07:36:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=87850"},"modified":"2025-09-04T07:36:48","modified_gmt":"2025-09-04T07:36:48","slug":"dodgers-dave-roberts-shares-immediate-will-smith-injury-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=87850","title":{"rendered":"Dodgers&#8217; Dave Roberts shares immediate Will Smith injury update"},"content":{"rendered":"<article><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Will-Smith_d368c5.jpg?w=1200\" alt=\"Los Angeles Dodgers catcher Will Smith (16) in position at home against the San Diego Padres during the eighth inning at Dodger Stadium.\" \/><\/p>\n<p>When Dave Roberts marched Dalton Rushing out to pinch hit for Will Smith at what would have been his second at-bat against the Pittsburgh Pirates in the third inning, it left fans wondering what went wrong.<\/p>\n<p>After watching the veteran catcher get clipped by a foul ball in the second inning, Smith was pulled from the lineup, with fans openly wondering about the status of one of the most consistent hitters on the Dodgers&#8217; roster and if he would have to miss time with what looked like a nasty potential injury.<\/p>\n<p>Fortunately, after the game, Roberts updated fans on the status of the All-Star catcher, letting them know that X-rays were taken and the results were encouraging.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFrom what I understand, he&#8217;s sore. There&#8217;s some swelling, got an X-ray. X-ray is negative, so that&#8217;s a positive,\u201d Roberts revealed. \u201cDay-to-day, but yeah, it&#8217;s going to be hard to imagine him in there tomorrow.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While it&#8217;s never good to see arguably the best catcher in all of baseball go down for a game, a week, or even longer, the Dodgers fortunately decided to keep Rushing at the 2025 MLB Trade deadline, with the up-and-coming catcher showing flashes of offensive excellence even if he isn&#8217;t quite there from a consistency perspective just yet. Considering the Dodgers have been losing games to bad teams and winning against good ones, who knows? 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