{"id":16636,"date":"2026-06-20T05:01:27","date_gmt":"2026-06-20T05:01:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=16636"},"modified":"2026-06-20T05:01:27","modified_gmt":"2026-06-20T05:01:27","slug":"dodgers-will-smith-still-not-ready-to-return-from-neck-injury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=16636","title":{"rendered":"Dodgers\u2019 Will Smith still not ready to return from neck injury"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>LOS ANGELES \u2014 The neck injury that landed Will Smith on the injured list is not clearing up.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=16634\">Angels\u2019 Jo Adell tells Christian Moore not to dwell on defensive miscues<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Smith was eligible to come off the IL on Friday but Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said the three-time All-Star catcher will not be activated this weekend and might not travel with the team on its road trip beginning Monday in Minnesota.<\/p>\n<p>Last week, Smith referred to the injury as an \u201cinflamed disc.\u201d Roberts said Friday that Smith has had \u201ca scan\u201d and was going to get an injection to \u201ckind of minimize the sensation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201c(Smith) had a scan recently and the results (were) sort of fine, nothing really bad,\u201d Roberts said. \u201cHe feels okay, not great. We\u2019re just trying to make sure that we don\u2019t have a setback when he comes back so I think that\u2019s kind of the pause.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Smith said the problem first cropped up during the Dodgers\u2019 series in Arizona two weeks ago. He said the stiff neck happens \u201cevery now and then, goes away in a day. It just didn\u2019t this time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Smith has continued trying to do baseball activities and went through a full workout on Tuesday. He apparently didn\u2019t come out of that well enough to move closer to returning.<\/p>\n<h4>DIAZ DAY<\/h4>\n<p>Reliever Edwin Diaz has moved forward in his recovery from surgery to remove loose bodies in his right elbow. He threw a 15-pitch bullpen session on Friday afternoon, throwing only fastballs.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think it was 91-93 (mph) so really good,\u201d Roberts said. \u201c(Pitching coach) Mark (Prior) was encouraged. \u2026 Just really positive day for Edwin.\u201d<\/p>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Diaz had his surgery on April 22 and the projection was for a three-month recovery, which would put him back on the roster after the All-Star break at the earliest.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t think it\u2019s going to be too aggressive,\u201d Roberts said of Diaz\u2019s rehab. \u201cBut I hope that we just keep moving forward and throwing a handful of bullpens. You face some live hitters and then you just go out on a handful, three to five, rehab assignments and then you\u2019re back.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=16632\">Dodgers\u2019 Shohei Ohtani away from team for birth of his 2nd child<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cEddie feels great. The bullpen went well. So those are all good signs.\u201d<\/p>\n<h4>MORE MEDICAL<\/h4>\n<p>Outfielder Teoscar Hernandez (hamstring) took at-bats in a simulated-game setting on the Dodgers\u2019 off day Thursday. He is on track to start a minor-league rehab assignment, most likely with Triple-A Oklahoma City early next week. Hernandez would likely play at least four or five games on that rehab assignment, Roberts said.<\/p>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Left-hander Blake Snell has continued his throwing program and Roberts said \u201cit\u2019s just coming out really easy\u201d and Snell is \u201cstretching out\u201d with bullpen sessions the next step in his progression.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s pretty amped up,\u201d Roberts said.<\/p>\n<p>Snell had surgery to remove loose bodies from his elbow on May 19. Dr. Neal ElAttrache was able to use the \u2018NanoNeedle\u2019 which is expected to shorten Snell\u2019s recovery time.<\/p>\n<h4>REHAB REPORT<\/h4>\n<p>Right-handed reliever Evan Phillips made his sixth appearance with Oklahoma City on Thursday. He pitched a scoreless inning with one hit, one walk and one strikeout.<\/p>\n<p>In 5\u2154 innings on his rehab assignment, Phillips has been charged with one run while allowing five hits, walking four and striking out five.<\/p>\n<p>Brock Stewart also pitched a scoreless inning for Class-A Ontario on his rehab assignment. Both are \u201cdoing well,\u201d Roberts said, with Stewart likely to return before Phillips.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBrock is just a tick ahead of Evan,\u201d Roberts said. \u201cDon\u2019t know when that\u2019s going to be when we pull the trigger. But Brock is doing everything we\u2019ve asked, checking all the boxes. Evan is probably (on track for a return in) the early part of July.\u201d<\/p>\n<h4>UP NEXT<\/h4>\n<p>Orioles (LHP Trevor Rogers, 3-7, 5.86 ERA) at Dodgers (RHP Yoshinobu Yamamoto, 7-4, 2.52 ERA), Saturday, 7:10 p.m., SportsNet LA, 570 AM<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=16630\">Debate rages in Big Bear over calls to move or tone down July 4th fireworks show to protect nesting eagles<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Smith was eligible to come off the IL on Friday, but Dodgers manager Dave Roberts says the All-Star catcher will not return this weekend and might not travel with the team next week either. 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