Smith has been dealing with a bone bruise in his ankle since last June, but he doesn't think the issue has affected his swing, Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic reports. Smith rolled his ankle against ...

Smith’s ankle has improved but he is still experiencing some discomfort. He and the Dodgers are trying to determine why the bone bruise hasn’t completely healed yet, via Fabian Ardaya of The ...

Almost immediately after he hit the base he bent down in pain, having awkwardly rolled his ankle as it jammed against the bag. It wasn’t publicly revealed, but Smith suffered a bone bruise that ...

didn’t miss any playing time as a result of the ankle injury and went on to start a career-high 117 games at catcher last season – while getting daily treatment on a bone bruise in his left ankle.

He never missed time and the news of the ankle issue didn’t even come up until Smith reported to Camelback Ranch this spring when Smith was held out of game action with a bone bruise.