ST. PETERSBURG — OF Mallex Smith has been hospitalized due to a viral infection and placed on the 10-day disabled list, the Rays said after Friday's game.
Smith was admitted to an area hospital and was receiving antibiotics via IV, the team said, but was not expected to stay long. His condition is not considered anything like the life-threatening bacterial infection that led to Cleveland OF Leonys Martin being hospitalized earlier this month and sidelined for the rest of the season.
"I don't get the sense it's serious,'' Rays manager Kevin Cash said of Smith. "The kid's in the hospital, so that's concerning enough.