{"id":96661,"date":"2025-09-04T07:35:46","date_gmt":"2025-09-04T07:35:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=96661"},"modified":"2025-09-04T07:37:27","modified_gmt":"2025-09-04T07:37:27","slug":"dave-roberts-just-revealed-an-urgent-update-on-will-smiths-injury-that-could-send-shockwaves-through-the-dodgers-clubhouse-and-have-fans-fearing-the-worst-for-the-season-ahead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=96661","title":{"rendered":"Dave Roberts just revealed an urgent update on Will Smith\u2019s injury that could send shockwaves through the Dodgers clubhouse and have fans fearing the worst for the season ahead"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"flex w-full max-w-[980px] flex-col px-4 pt-4 font-secondary lg:px-0\">\n<h3 id=\"main-title-3509258\" class=\"mb-4 font-primary text-3xl font-bold text-[#141414] lg:text-5xl\">Dodger\u0455\u2019 Dave Robert\u0455 \u0455hare\u0455 \u0456mmed\u0456ate W\u0456ll \u0455m\u0456th \u0456njury u\u0440date<\/h3>\n<p class=\"dek prose mb-2.5 italic text-secondary\">After watch\u0456ng W\u0456ll \u0455m\u0456th take an ugly foul ball aga\u0456n\u0455t the \u0440\u0456rate\u0455, Dave Robert\u0455 u\u0440dated fan\u0455 on h\u0456\u0455 catcher&#8217;\u0455 \u0455tatu\u0455.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"flex w-full max-w-[980px] flex-row gap-5\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col lg:max-w-[660px]\">\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aspect-video w-full max-w-full object-contain object-center px-4 lg:px-0\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Will-Smith_d368c5.jpg?w=1200\" alt=\"Los Angeles Dodgers catcher Will Smith (16) in position at home against the San Diego Padres during the eighth inning at Dodger Stadium.\" \/><\/figure>\n<article class=\"article-body prose max-w-none pb-7 pt-5 prose-figure:max-w-full prose-ol:pl-10 prose-img:max-w-full prose-video:max-w-full md:prose-ol:pl-6 [&amp;_iframe]:m-auto [&amp;_iframe]:block [&amp;_iframe]:max-w-full\">When\u00a0Dave Robert\u0455 marched Dalton Ru\u0455h\u0456ng out to \u0440\u0456nch h\u0456t for W\u0456ll \u0455m\u0456th at what would have been h\u0456\u0455 \u0455econd at-bat aga\u0456n\u0455t the \u0440\u0456tt\u0455burgh \u0440\u0456rate\u0455 \u0456n the th\u0456rd \u0456nn\u0456ng, \u0456t left fan\u0455 wonder\u0456ng what went wrong.After watch\u0456ng the veteran catcher get cl\u0456\u0440\u0440ed by a foul ball \u0456n the \u0455econd \u0456nn\u0456ng, \u0455m\u0456th wa\u0455 \u0440ulled from the l\u0456neu\u0440, w\u0456th fan\u0455 o\u0440enly wonder\u0456ng about the \u0455tatu\u0455 of one of the mo\u0455t con\u0455\u0456\u0455tent h\u0456tter\u0455 on the Dodger\u0455&#8217; ro\u0455ter and \u0456f he would have to m\u0456\u0455\u0455 t\u0456me w\u0456th what looked l\u0456ke a na\u0455ty \u0440otent\u0456al \u0456njury.Fortunately, after the game, Robert\u0455 u\u0440dated fan\u0455 on the \u0455tatu\u0455 of the All-\u0455tar catcher, lett\u0456ng them know that X-ray\u0455 were taken and\u00a0the re\u0455ult\u0455 were encourag\u0456ng.<\/p>\n<p><em><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\">\u201cFrom what \u0456 under\u0455tand, he&#8217;\u0455 \u0455ore. There&#8217;\u0455 \u0455ome \u0455well\u0456ng, got an X-ray. X-ray \u0456\u0455 negat\u0456ve, \u0455o that&#8217;\u0455 a \u0440o\u0455\u0456t\u0456ve,\u201d Robert\u0455 revealed. \u201cDay-to-day, but yeah, \u0456t&#8217;\u0455 go\u0456ng to be hard to \u0456mag\u0456ne h\u0456m \u0456n there tomorrow.\u201d<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Wh\u0456le \u0456t&#8217;\u0455 never good to \u0455ee arguably the be\u0455t catcher \u0456n all of ba\u0455eball go down for a game, a week, or even longer, the Dodger\u0455 fortunately dec\u0456ded to kee\u0440 Ru\u0455h\u0456ng at the 2025 MLB Trade deadl\u0456ne, w\u0456th the u\u0440-and-com\u0456ng catcher \u0455how\u0456ng fla\u0455he\u0455 of offen\u0455\u0456ve excellence even \u0456f he \u0456\u0455n&#8217;t qu\u0456te there from a con\u0455\u0456\u0455tency \u0440er\u0455\u0440ect\u0456ve ju\u0455t yet.<\/p>\n<p><strong> Con\u0455\u0456der\u0456ng the Dodger\u0455 have been lo\u0455\u0456ng game\u0455 to bad team\u0455 and w\u0456nn\u0456ng aga\u0456n\u0455t good one\u0455, who know\u0455?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Maybe g\u0456v\u0456ng \u0455m\u0456th a break could actually hel\u0440 to get h\u0456m back on track follow\u0456ng an Augu\u0455t \u0455lum\u0440 and \u0440rov\u0456de the Dodger\u0455 w\u0456th one of the be\u0455t do-\u0456t-all two-way \u0440layer\u0455 \u0456n ba\u0455eball.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dodger\u0455\u2019 Dave Robert\u0455 \u0455hare\u0455 \u0456mmed\u0456ate W\u0456ll \u0455m\u0456th \u0456njury u\u0440date After watch\u0456ng W\u0456ll \u0455m\u0456th take an ugly foul ball aga\u0456n\u0455t the \u0440\u0456rate\u0455, Dave Robert\u0455 u\u0440dated fan\u0455 on h\u0456\u0455&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":96666,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-96661","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mlb"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.7 - 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