LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles Dodgers have selected the contract of catcher Chuckie Robinson and placed catcher Will Smith on the injured list with neck inflammation, retroactive to June 8.
Robinson, 31, played one game for the Dodgers last season, scoring a run on September 15 against the Phillies. He has been in the Majors parts of three season with the Cincinnati Reds (2022), Chicago White Sox (2024) and Dodgers, batting .131 with two homers and five RBI. With Triple-A Oklahoma City this season, he appeared in 21 games, hitting .260 with two homers and 18 RBI. He was drafted by the Houston Astros in the 2016 First Year Player Draft in the 21st round out of the University of Southern Mississippi.
Smith, 31, has missed the last four games for the Dodgers with a neck injury. He has played in 52 contests, batting .249 with six homers and 23 RBI this season. The three-time All-Star is in his eighth campaign with the Dodgers and he has slashed .263/.357/.470 with 134 homers and 465 RBI in 774 games. He was drafted by the Dodgers in the first round (32nd overall) in the 2016 First Year Player Draft out of the University of Louisville.
