{"id":88855,"date":"2025-09-06T08:02:37","date_gmt":"2025-09-06T08:02:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=88855"},"modified":"2025-09-06T08:02:37","modified_gmt":"2025-09-06T08:02:37","slug":"dodgers-dalton-rushing-carried-off-field-after-suffering-leg-injury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=88855","title":{"rendered":"Dodgers&#8217; Dalton Rushing Carried Off Field After Suffering Leg Injury"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Los Angeles Dodgers catcher Dalton Rushing has been forced to exit Friday\u2019s game against the Baltimore Orioles after fouling a ball off his leg.<\/p>\n<p>Rushing immediately fell to the ground in immense pain and couldn\u2019t put any weight on his right leg as he was carried off the field.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/9f29b66\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/3990x2660+0+0\/resize\/1200x800!\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fb2%2Fe4%2F02294a6b44b086e05e8032082f8e%2Fgettyimages-2150332994.jpg\" alt=\"Dodgers call up Dalton Rushing, designate Austin Barnes for assignment -  Los Angeles Times\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s a video of the play:<\/p>\n<figure><\/figure>\n<p>Rushing is currently getting an opportunity as the Dodgers\u2019 starting catcher with Will Smith out. Without Rushing and Smith, the Dodgers only have Ben Rortvedt as a catching option on the roster.<\/p>\n<p>Rortvedt was acquired by the Dodgers as part of a three-team trade at the deadline in which they sent catcher Hunter Feduccia to the Tampa Bay Rays.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Smith isn\u2019t expected to be able to play until sometime next week, so the Dodgers will hope Rushing\u2019s injury isn\u2019t as bad as it looked. If Rushing is also out, the Dodgers will have to find another catcher to join Rortvedt on the roster.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-dalton-rushing-injury-update\">Dalton Rushing Injury Update<\/h2>\n<p>The Dodgers announced that Rushing left the game with a lower right leg contusion. Manager Dave Roberts will provide a further update after the game.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<blockquote data-dnt=\"true\" data-width=\"550\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Dalton Rushing left the game with a right lower leg contusion.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/explore?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1964134533156020344%7Ctwgr%5Eecdebbf7a94d4d4e205daed78e552876b5fef381%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fdodgersnation.com%2Fdodgers-dalton-rushing-carried-off-field-after-suffering-leg-injury%2F2025%2F09%2F05%2F<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Los Angeles Dodgers catcher Dalton Rushing has been forced to exit Friday&#8217;s game against the Baltimore Orioles.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":88859,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-88855","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mlb"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Dodgers&#039; 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