WILL SMITH NEWS

Notes: Smith ready to debut; Freeman better One couldn't help but notice the big smile on Will Smith's face during Friday's Zoom session with the local media. The Braves left-hander is...

AUGUST 7, 2020 • MLB.COM

Will Smith activated as Braves get to 28 All-Star reliever Will Smith was activated from the injured list and added to the Braves’ active roster, which was reduced from 30 to 28 pla...

AUGUST 6, 2020 • MLB.COM

Not starting Tuesday Smith is not in the lineup Tuesday against the Padres, Eric Stephen of TrueBlueLA.com reports.

Impact Austin Barnes gets the nod behind the plate. Both backstops will now have started six times in the team's first 12 games.

AUGUST 4, 2020 • ROTOWIRE

Cronenworth, Paddack help Padres beat Dodgers 5-4

San Diego rookie Jake Cronenworth singled home the go-ahead run in the sixth inning for the Padres, who hit three solo home runs off Walker Buehler and beat the Los Angeles Dodgers...

AUGUST 4, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Notes: Smith on track; rotation; Albies' wrist To keep Will Smith on track to be activated later this week, the Braves did not allow Mother Nature to alter the left-handed reliever’s sche...

AUGUST 3, 2020 • MLB.COM

Day off Sunday Smith is not in the lineup Sunday against the Diamondbacks, J.P. Hoornstra of the Los Angeles Daily News reports.

Impact Smith has alternated starts with Austin Barnes over the past five games, and that trend will continue Sunday after Smith went 1-for-4 with a strikeout during Saturday's contest.

AUGUST 2, 2020 • ROTOWIRE

Not starting Friday Smith is not in the lineup for Friday's game against the Diamondbacks, Eric Stephen of TrueBlueLA.com reports.

Impact Smith and Austin Barnes have split time evenly behind the plate so far this season, with both catcher starting four times. Smith doesn't have a hit in any of his four starts, with his lone base knock coming off the bench in the third game of the season.

JULY 31, 2020 • ROTOWIRE

Giants beat Dodgers 3-1, gain split of season-opening series

Mauricio Dubon singled home the go-ahead run in the sixth inning and the San Francisco Giants beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 3-1

JULY 27, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Will Smith cleared to end COVID quarantine Braves reliever Will Smith has been cleared to end his quarantine, which was required after he tested positive for COVID-19 at the beginning...

JULY 26, 2020 • MLB.COM

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JULY 26, 2020 • FANSIDED.COM

Giants beat Dodgers 5-4 for Kapler's 1st win as manager

Wilmer Flores homered and the Giants beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-4 on Saturday to give Gabe Kapler his first win as San Francisco manager

JULY 25, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Supplies late homer Smith went 1-for-1 with a solo home run in Saturday's 5-4 loss to the Giants.

Impact Smith's lone at-bat came in the ninth inning after he entered as a defensive replacement for Austin Barnes. Smith's homer cut the deficit to one run, but the Dodgers couldn't muster anything else against Giants reliever Trevor Gott. It's been a fairly even timeshare behind the dish between Smith and Barnes to start 2020, which can make both of them frustrating to roster in one-catcher formats.

JULY 25, 2020 • ROTOWIRE

Still considered primary closer Melancon is still expected to serve as the Braves' primary closer to begin the season, David O'Brien of The Athletic reports.

Impact O'Brien reiterated that the Braves always intended for Melancon to start the season as the primary closer, even before Will Smith was placed on the COVID-19 IL earlier this month. "They said that from the day they signed Smith," O'Brien said. Smith was not part of the announced Opening Day roster and the Braves don't know when they will get the lefty back, so Melancon could take on an even larger share of the ninth-inning duties early on.

JULY 24, 2020 • ROTOWIRE

Scheduled to sit out opener Manager Dave Roberts said in an appearance Thursday on the "Off Air with Joe and Orel" podcast that Smith will be out of the lineup for the Dodgers' Opening Day game against the Gi...

Impact Fantasy players will want to confirm as much when the Dodgers formally release their lineup later Thursday, but Roberts said that Smith will give way to Austin Barnes in the opener. Roberts mentioned that he expects Smith to catch three of the team's first five games, so the 25-year-old looks to be Option 1A in the timeshare at catcher.

JULY 23, 2020 • ROTOWIRE

Free Agent Signings

Free Agent Signings

JULY 19, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Free Agent Signings

Free Agent Signings

JULY 19, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Free Agent Signings

Free Agent Signings

JULY 17, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Free Agent Signings

Free Agent Signings

JULY 16, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Batting leadoff in intrasquad game Hernandez started at first base and batted leadoff in Tuesday's intrasquad game, Alanna Rizzo of Spectrum SportsNet LA reports.

Impact Hernandez was a member of the team's secondary lineup, with catcher Will Smith being the only likely starter among the position players. Regardless, the 28-year-old is poised to work in a super-utility role again in 2020, though the implementation of the universal DH also figures to impact his role.

JULY 14, 2020 • ROTOWIRE

Betts leads stacked roster for Dodgers in World Series chase

The Los Angeles Dodgers don't appear to be slowing down coming off their seventh straight NL West title

JULY 14, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Jada Pinkett Smith admits to August Alsina relationship while separated from Will Smtih Jada Pinkett Smith took to the Red Table to admit she had a relationship with August Alsina while she and husband Will Smith were separated

JULY 11, 2020 • YAHOO.COM

Happy Birthday, Jaden Smith! Happy Birthday, Jaden Smith! Jaden Christopher Syre Smith was born on July 8, 1998, and turns 22. He was born in Malibu, California. He is t...

JULY 8, 2020 • YAHOO.COM

E.E. Smith's Kendall Macauley to play softball at NC A&T The senior was also a key contributor to E.E. Smith’s state champion basketball team

MAY 28, 2020 • FAYOBSERVER.COM