How the Dodgers plan to shuffle catchers with Will Smith on the injured list
Key takeaways
- PITTSBURGH — Dodgers catcher Will Smith described the lead up to landing on the 10-day injured list Thursday as, “a long few days.”
- He was diagnosed with an inflamed disk, he said, the root of the pain on the right side of his neck.
- He played through it for a couple games in Arizona and the first game against the Angels on Friday, before he was scratched from the lineup the next day.
Dodgers catcher Will Smith walks back to the dugout during a game against the Arizona Diamondbacks on June 1. (Rick Scuteri / Associated Press) By Maddie Lee Staff Writer June 11, 2026 2:54 PM PT 2 3 min Click here to listen to this article Share via Close extra sharing options Email Facebook X Linked In Threads Reddit Whats App Copy Link URL Copied! Print 0:00 0:00 1x This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here.
PITTSBURGH — Dodgers catcher Will Smith described the lead up to landing on the 10-day injured list Thursday as, “a long few days.”
He was diagnosed with an inflamed disk, he said, the root of the pain on the right side of his neck. But when Smith initially woke up with a stiff neck last week in Arizona, he expected it to resolve in a day or two.