LOS ANGELES - The Los Angeles Dodgers have activated catcher Will Smith from the 10-day injured list and have optioned catcher Keibert Ruiz.
Smith, 25, returns to the Dodgers after missing ten games with neck inflammation. In 14 games with the Dodgers, he is batting .188 (6-for-32) with two homers and eight RBI. He made his Major League debut last season, playing in 54 games, batting .253 (43-for-170) with 15 homers and 42 RBI. Prior to being called up, he hit .243 (251-for-1034) with 55 homers and 180 RBI in 288 career minor league games in the Dodgers’ farm system. The Louisville native was originally drafted by the Dodgers in the first round of the 2016 First Year Player Draft out of Louisville.
Ruiz, 22, appeared in two games for the Dodgers, batting .250 with a homer and one RBI. In his Major League debut on August 16, Ruiz connected for his first homer in his first career at bat, becoming the seventh Dodger in franchise history to homer in their first plate appearance. The Venezuelan backstop has been with the Dodgers organization since 2015, hitting a combined .299 (430-for-1580) with 29 homers and 199 RBI in 387 minor league games.