{"id":39677,"date":"2025-03-05T06:50:37","date_gmt":"2025-03-05T06:50:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=39677"},"modified":"2025-03-05T06:50:37","modified_gmt":"2025-03-05T06:50:37","slug":"thats-all-will-smith-exits-dodgers-cactus-league-game-vs-reds-after-getting-hit-by-pitch-on-knee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=39677","title":{"rendered":"THAT&#8217;S ALL: Will Smith Exits Dodgers Cactus League Game vs Reds After Getting Hit By Pitch on Knee"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Los Angeles Dodgers All-Star catcher Will Smith has exited Tuesday\u2019s Cactus League game against the Cincinnati Reds after being hit by a pitch.<\/p>\n<p>Smith was hit on the knee by a 79.7 mph sweeper, and ended up leaving the game later in the inning while standing on second base.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=dodgersnation&amp;dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1897105308453101992&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fdodgersnation.com%2Fwill-smith-exits-dodgers-cactus-league-game-vs-reds-after-getting-hit-by-pitch-on-knee%2F2025%2F03%2F04%2F&amp;sessionId=02aa3dc232cac6fd1965837224f065f1dba5829d&amp;siteScreenName=dodgersnation&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1897105308453101992\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>He was replaced by Hunter Feduccia at catcher.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,w_6272,h_3528,x_0,y_0\/c_fill,w_1200,ar_4:3,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/ImagnImages\/mmsport\/inside_the_dodgers\/01jnj12pb3kxgrkbjphq.jpg\" alt=\"Dodgers' $140 Million All-Star Exits Tuesday's Cactus League Game After Hit  By Pitch\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Smith has been dealing with a\u00a0nagging ankle injury\u00a0that was first sustained back in June.<\/p>\n<p>Manager Dave Roberts recently spoke on the injury and how it is something that will take longer to heal than expected.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cI just don\u2019t think it\u2019s something that\u2019s gonna go away anytime soon,\u201d Roberts said, via Jack Harris of\u00a0The Los Angeles Times. \u201cIt just kind of is what it is.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cI think last year, there was a lot of pitches that he was missing,\u201d Roberts added. \u201cI do believe the foot was kind of impeding the swing. I don\u2019t know if he\u2019s been able to manage it. But I think right now, he\u2019s in a really good spot.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Smith never attributed the ankle to his slump in the back half of the season, but it can be assumed that it was a factor given his numbers.<\/p>\n<p>In the second half of 2024, Smith had a slashline of .206\/.295\/.331 with five home runs and 20 RBIs.<\/p>\n<p>Compared to his first half numbers of .272\/.346\/.492 and his 15 home runs and 55 RBIs, there was a noticeable dip in production.<\/p>\n<p>The Dodgers should provide a further update on Smith\u2019s knee after the game, but given how he jogged off the field and into the dugout, the injury doesn\u2019t appear to be too serious.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Los Angeles Dodgers All-Star catcher Will Smith has exited Tuesday\u2019s Cactus League game against the Cincinnati Reds after being hit by a pitch. 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