PHILADELPHIA — Will Smith is getting closer to full strength and should be ready to catch games during the Dodgers’ National League Division Series beginning Saturday.

Smith was on the active roster for the Wild Card Series but was primarily on the roster to be used as a pinch-hitter . He did not appear in either of the games against the Cincinnati Reds and still has not played since Sept. 9 while a hairline fracture in his right hand has been healing .

Manager Dave Roberts indicated the Dodgers plan to carry three catchers again this series – Smith, Ben Rortvedt (who started both games of the WCS) and Dalton Rushing.

Smith took live at-bats during the Dodgers’ workout at Citizens Bank Park on Friday. Barring a setback, he could be in the starting lineup for Game 1 on Saturday.

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