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Dodgers’ Dave Roberts shares immediate Will Smith injury update
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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.
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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 ' roster and if he would have to miss time with what looked like a nasty potential injury.
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 .
"From what I understand, he's sore. There's some swelling, got an X-ray. X-ray is negative, so that's a positive," Roberts revealed. "Day-to-day, but yeah, it's going to be hard to imagine him in there tomorrow."
While it'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'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? Maybe giving Smith a break could actually help to get him back on track following an August slump and provide the Dodgers with one of the best do-it-all two-way players in baseball.
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