Smith heads to 10-day IL while dealing with bone bruise

Dodgers Would Have Placed Will Smith On Injured List Earlier 'In Hindsight'

On Saturday, the Los Angeles Dodgers placed Will Smith on the 10-day injured list due to a right hand contusion and recalled Chuckie Robinson. Smith’s IL stint is retroactive to Sept. 10 because he has not played since the day prior. He was penciled into the Dodgers’ lineup that night, but was scratched just before the game due to hand swelling. The backstop has now played in just one game over the past 10 days. That would have completed a full-…

Dodgers Blasted For Putting Star Player On Injured List - LAFB Network

Kirby Lee-Imagn Images The Los Angeles Dodgers’ decision to place All-Star catcher Will Smith on the 10-day injured list has drawn criticism as the team clings to a slim NL West lead. Smith, widely considered one of the Dodgers’ most indispensable players, is sidelined with a right-hand contusion at a time when the club can least afford to be without him. Smith, 30, has been enjoying a career year, slashing .296/.404/.497 while earning his third…

Smith heads to 10-day IL while dealing with bone bruise

SAN FRANCISCO -- Ten days after taking a foul tip off his right hand in Pittsburgh, catcher Will Smith was placed on the 10-day injured list ahead of Saturday night's game against the Giants at Oracle Park. The move is retroactive to Sept. 10, so Smith will be eligible to