NL Injury Notes Smith Gomber Minte

has been dealing with a bone bruise in his left ankle for almost nine months, as the Dodgers catcher revealed to and other reporters this weekend. Smith hurt his ankle while sliding into second base to try and break up a double play in the Dodgers 11-3 win over the Yankees on June 8, and he has been dealing with some level of discomfort ever since, though Smith didnt go on the injured list or even mi s really any time in the aftermath of the injury. The i sue has persisted even after an offseason of rest, resulting in Smith being held out of Spring Training games until last Friday. Smith said his ankle is only sore when he runs, and he is otherwise able to catch and hit normally. As Ardaya notes, Smiths post-injury numbers imply otherwise Smith hit .292/.361/.498 in 238 plate appearances though June 8, and then only .213/.301/.382 in 306 PA afterwards, plus a .568 OPS over 65 more trips to the plate during the playoffs. Los Angeles GM implied that the team might be more open to giving Smith extra off-days to keep him healthy and more well-rested in general for what the Dodgers hope is another deep postseason run. This might not be the most prominent Will Smith-related news item to ever arise on Daniel Vladar Jersey an Oscar night, but lets move onto some other notes from around the National League was scratched from a scheduled start today due to some sorene s in his throwing shoulder, writes. Testing revealed no structural damage, though Rockies manager Bud Black wasnt sure when Gomber might be back on the mound. While Gomber isnt a high-velocity pitcher, his fastball was also down a tick during his first Spring Training start last week, so the matter didnt solely arise today. Gomber viewed the situation as a reset rather than anything too serious, saying maybe I would have tried to push it a little bit more if we were in a different spot on the calendar. But it being so early in the year, I just felt like I wanted to take a few days to try to get a touch better and not have something thats like nagging throughout the year . The veteran southpaw has been part of Colorados rotation for the last four seasons, and he posted a 4.75 ERA in 165 innings in 2024. underwent season-ending hip surgery last August, and he hit a big checkpoint in his rehab proce s by throwing 20-25 pitches during a live batting practice se sion. Minter told and other reporters that he felt good in the aftermath, and figures hell have at least one more live BP se sion before taking part in a proper Spring Training game setting. Despite Minters injury, his track record as a reliable bullpen arm led to plenty of interest on the free agent market, and he joined the Mets on a two-year, $22MM deal (with an opt-out after the first year). His progre s hints that he might be able to be part of New Yorks roster on Opening Day, but were going to be smart about this. If I have to mi s a few days or a couple weeks, my goal is to help this team at the end of the season . Bobby Orr Jersey