“I Am Just Mad”: LA Dodgers Star Will Smith Addresses Flash Point With Atlanta Braves Slugger Marcell Ozuna

In baseball, incidents are bound to happen. This is the same as with any other sport. Players are unable to escape the risk of accidents or injuries. Furthermore, in the heat of the game, there is a chance for accidents to occur and heated arguments to pop up. Most recently, a Los Angeles Dodgers star revealed his thoughts after a confrontation with a controversial Atlanta Braves player.

The Dodgers are in the middle of a massive series against the Braves. Both teams are leading their respective divisions and are among the favorites to challenge for the World Series. But despite the Los Angeles-based team winning, this incident is making the headlines.

Will Smith gets a concussion

During the recent game between the Dodgers and the Braves, an incident took place. In the bottom of the 4th inning, Ozuna was at the plate. He swung at a pitch and was caught out but hit Will Smith with his backswing. The Dodgers catcher did not take kindly to the hit and confronted Ozuna on the field. The benches looked like they might clear but luckily the situation was brought under control. Furthermore, Smith avoided any serious injury. But the catcher recently revealed his thoughts about the incident, saying that Ozuna has done it before. That is what made Smith angry. Fox Sports: MLB shared the Dodgers stars’ statement on Twitter.

Smith said, “I was just mad. He hit me in the head with his bat pretty hard. It’s not the first time he’s done it to me. He’s done it to other catchers around the league. I just felt like there comes a point where I need to say something there. In the moment, it kind of got a little heated. It’s something he’s not doing on purpose. But you do it enough times, you’d think he’d fix it.”  

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Furthermore, Smith also mentioned the concussion that he suffered last month. Despite this incident, the Dodgers were able to win the first game of the series. But despite this, they have some pressing issues to worry about. 

The Dodgers have a worrisome pitching shortage

In a recent update, the Dodgers’ star pitcher Julio Urias was put on the injured list. This further weakened an already thin bullpen. The Los Angeles-based team also put Dustin May on the IL recently. These two injuries, along with others, have severely impacted the team’s pitching rotation. They will have to find an innovative way to fill in the holes for the time being. It will be interesting to see how the Dodgers cope until its starting pitchers return.

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