The Dodgers have been without Will Smith over the past week, and they have seen the last of their All-Star catcher for the rest of the regular season. The Dodgers announced on Saturday that Smith was diagnosed with a hairline fracture in his right hand. His status for the beginning of the postseason is considered […]
The Dodgers have been without Will Smith over the past week, and they have seen the last of their All-Star catcher for the rest of the regular season.
The Dodgers announced on Saturday that Smith was diagnosed with a hairline fracture in his right hand. His status for the beginning of the postseason is considered “up in the air.”
After bearing the brunt of a foul ball from Nick Gonzales against the Pittsburgh Pirates, Smith was initially considered day-to-day with a right hand contusion. He appeared in just one game since, coming back on Sept. 9 against the Colorado Rockies where he went 1-4. He was scheduled to start the following game, but was a late scratch due to right hand soreness and was officially placed on the 10-day IL three days later. Ben Rortvedt, Dalton Rushing, and Chuckie Robinson have all filled in the void left by Smith, with Rortvedt and Rushing continuing to platoon behind the plate over the final seven games of the regular season.
Smith ends his regular season with a .291/.404/.497 slash line, 17 home runs, 61 RBI, 20 doubles, and a career-high 64 walks to just 89 strikeouts. His home run and RBI totals are career lows in any season of at least 100 games played, but he ends his season still leading the National League in on base-percentage among all players with at least 110 games played.
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