One of the things that has been holding the Los Angeles Dodgers back the most in 2025 has been their historically bad luck with injuries. While they have been slowly getting more and more healthy, it has been a two steps forward, one step back situation all year long especially with their pitching staff. It was only one Friday that Michael Kopech had to go on the IL again as he is dealing with "multiple issues". However, it is their lineup that just took a major hit with the latest word on Will Smith.
Smith originally got put on the shelf after taking a ball off of his throwing hand while he was behind the plate.