{"id":676039,"date":"2026-05-17T18:52:16","date_gmt":"2026-05-17T18:52:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/676039\/"},"modified":"2026-05-17T18:52:16","modified_gmt":"2026-05-17T18:52:16","slug":"al-west-notes-darnaud-smith-clarke","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/676039\/","title":{"rendered":"AL West Notes: D’Arnaud, Smith, Clarke"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n By Mark Polishuk<\/a> |
\n at May 17, 2026 1:42pm CDT <\/p>\n

Plantar fasciitis in his right foot sent Travis d\u2019Arnaud<\/a> to the Angels\u2018 10-day injured list on May 7, and it will be some time yet before the catcher is back on the field.\u00a0 D\u2019Arnaud is currently using a scooter to get around, and he told MLB.com\u2019s Rhett Bollinger<\/a> that it will be at least two weeks before he can put any weight on his right foot.\u00a0 Between this recovery time, a ramp-up of baseball activities and a minor league rehab assignment, a mid-June return looks like the absolute best-case scenario for d\u2019Arnaud\u2019s return.<\/p>\n

After signing a two-year, $12MM deal with Los Angeles in November 2024, d\u2019Arnaud struggled to a .197\/.255\/.343 slash line over 231 plate appearances in the first year of the contract.\u00a0 He had a modest .614 OPS over his first 40 PA this season, so between the lack of production and now this extended IL stint, d\u2019Arnaud\u2019s time in Anaheim is looking like a bust for all sides.\u00a0 D\u2019Arnaud\u2019s absence is just one of many issues plaguing the woeful Angels, whose 16-30 record is the worst in the majors.<\/p>\n

More from the AL West\u2026<\/p>\n

Josh Smith<\/a> will spent 7-10 days in hospital being treated for viral meningitis, the Rangers announced in a press release on Friday.\u00a0 As per the release, \u201cthe club will determine an appropriate return to play program for Smith once he is able to resume physical activity.\u201d\u00a0 Smith has been on the 10-day injured list since May 4 due to a right glute strain, since he has since been set back by wrist soreness and now this illness.\u00a0 These health concerns add to what has already been a tough year on the field for Smith, as he was hitting only .217\/.324\/.239 in his first 108 plate appearances.
\nDenzel Clarke<\/a> began a minor league rehab assignment yesterday, with MLB.com\u2019s Martin Gallegos<\/a> writing that Clarke will play two games at A-level Stockton before likely heading onto the Athletics\u2018 Triple-A affiliate.\u00a0 Clarke hasn\u2019t played since April 20 due to a bone bruise in his right foot, so it\u2019ll be a full month on the shelf for the outfielders even though he seems to be making good progress.\u00a0 Already one of baseball\u2019s top defensive center fielders in just his second MLB campaign, Clarke\u2019s bat is a long ways behind his glove, as he has hit just .214\/.262\/.323 over 219 career PA with the Athletics.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"By Mark Polishuk | at May 17, 2026 1:42pm CDT Plantar fasciitis in his right foot sent Travis…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":676040,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[435],"tags":[49,48,20075,59750,462,82,248508],"class_list":["post-676039","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-mlb","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-denzel-clarke","tag-josh-smith-1997","tag-mlb","tag-sports","tag-travis-darnaud"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/676039","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=676039"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/676039\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/676040"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=676039"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=676039"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=676039"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}