{"id":13782,"date":"2026-06-10T16:42:19","date_gmt":"2026-06-10T16:42:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=13782"},"modified":"2026-06-10T16:42:19","modified_gmt":"2026-06-10T16:42:19","slug":"persistent-neck-injury-could-land-dodgers-will-smith-on-injured-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=13782","title":{"rendered":"Persistent neck injury could land Dodgers\u2019 Will Smith on injured list"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>PITTSBURGH \u2014 A persistent stiff neck kept Will Smith out of the lineup for a third consecutive game on Tuesday and could land him on the injured list.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=13780\">Angels bring up infielder Denzer Guzman after sizzling month at Triple-A<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think that now the IL is more of a possibility when you\u2019re talking about with a position player it\u2019s 10 days and then the back-date thought,\u201d Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said before Tuesday\u2019s game. \u201cWe\u2019re starting to talk about that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Smith has not played since Friday, so he is already four days into a potentially back-dated IL move. Neither of the two catchers currently playing at Triple-A Oklahoma City \u2013 journeymen Eliezer Alfonzo and Chuckie Robinson \u2013 are on the Dodgers\u2019 40-man roster, meaning a promotion would come with an extra layer of moves to get either of them on the active roster.<\/p>\n<p>Roberts said Smith went through a light workout on Tuesday, hitting and playing catch. The neck issue continues to bother him, particularly when hitting.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt went okay. He just still doesn\u2019t feel right,\u201d Roberts said. \u201cI don\u2019t know what the thought is or where we\u2019re at on the imaging piece of it. So it\u2019s still a day-to-day situation. But for me, just talking to him, talking to the trainers, I would like him to go through a full day before he plays. So that would probably take tomorrow off the table. And then we\u2019ll kind of go from there.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>If Dalton Rushing gets a fourth consecutive start on Wednesday, it would be the fourth time this season that he started as many as four games in a row, filling in for Smith. But it would be Rushing\u2019s first time catching Shohei Ohtani (Wednesday night\u2019s scheduled starter) this season.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think that\u2019s been one of the silver linings, giving Dalton some opportunity,\u201d Roberts said of Rushing, who was 4 for 4 with a home run and a double on Sunday. \u201cI think he\u2019s gotten his footing. I think he\u2019s doing a great job with the pitchers. His at-bat quality is getting more consistent. The production is there. Just giving him the opportunity is certainly a plus for him and his growth.\u201d<\/p>\n<h4>WEATHER WISE<\/h4>\n<p>There is a 90% chance of showers in Pittsburgh on Wednesday and a 75% chance on Thursday. Rain delays could impact how deep starting pitchers can go.<\/p>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cI think fortunately in this case going against (Paul) Skenes and (Jared) Jones and (Mitch) Keller, they\u2019re as motivated to protect their starters as we are,\u201d Roberts said. \u201cIt seems like we\u2019re always in that situation when we come to Pittsburgh. We\u2019ve got three night games, so I\u2019m not too concerned about getting these games in.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=13778\">Angels blow lead and lose to Astros in 10 innings<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cObviously like any of our guys, you don\u2019t want to start and stop. I think they\u2019ll certainly be mindful of their guy, our guy. I\u2019m pretty hopeful the weather won\u2019t impact the starting pitching.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ohtani is scheduled to start Wednesday\u2019s game. Roberts said Ohtani will also be in the lineup as DH. As for giving Ohtani the day off after pitching, Roberts said he hadn\u2019t decided that yet but was leaning toward having Ohtani at DH on Thursday with Monday having been an off day for the team.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJust kind of where he\u2019s at workload-wise, how he feels physically,\u201d Roberts said of the factors he will consider. \u201cBut sitting here today I would expect him to be in the lineup on Thursday.\u201d<\/p>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<h4>TAXI SQUAD<\/h4>\n<p>Right-hander Chayce McDermott and left-hander Jake Eder joined the Dodgers in Pittsburgh but were not activated for Tuesday\u2019s game.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRight now we\u2019re status quo,\u201d Roberts said before the game. \u201cWe brought guys in because a couple (bullpen) guys pitched a lot recently. So in case they weren\u2019t ready, we brought in a couple guys just to protect our downside. From what I hear talking to Bardo (bullpen coach Josh Bard), the pitchers are fine. We\u2019ll let them get through catch play. But I think that it\u2019ll be status quo.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Dodgers\u2019 starting pitchers have actually gone six innings or more on a consistent basis recently (15 of the past 24 games). But Emmet Sheehan didn\u2019t make it through two innings on Sunday. Rain delays the next two days, however, could stretch the bullpen if starting pitchers are forced out of the game early.<\/p>\n<h4>UP NEXT<\/h4>\n<p>Dodgers (RHP Shohei Ohtani, 6-2, 0.74 ERA) at Pirates (RHP Jared Jones, 1-0, 4.82 ERA), Wednesday, 3:40 p.m., SportsNet LA, 570 AM<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=13741\">USMNT sets up training camp at Irvine\u2019s Great Park for FIFA World Cup preparations<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Smith missed his third consecutive game on Tuesday. He went through a light workout but is still bothered by the injury, particularly when hitting. 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