During his pregame Zoom media scrum on Friday afternoon, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts was asked if he had an update Dodgers catcher Will Smith, who was placed on the injured list on August 15 (retroactive to August 13) with neck inflammation.

“Will took four at-bats today at the secondary site and felt good, had a couple hits, running down the line, felt good afterward, he caught, and so today his day’s over, a very positive day,” Roberts answered. “I think he’s going to do more of the same tomorrow [Saturday], and if all goes well, I expect him in the lineup on Sunday.”

As most Dodger fans know, the 25-year-old Louisville, KY native and Dodgers first-round draft pick in 2016 out of the University of Louisville has struggled offensively in the 14 games in which he has appeared thus far in the COVID-19-shortened 2020 season. In his 41 plate appearances (32 at-bats), Smith has only six hits for a less-than-stellar .188 batting average.

That’s the bad news.

The good news is that two of those hits have been home runs and another a double, so there’s that.

Play Ball!

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