Setup man Joe Smith will be available to pitch Wednesday just 11 days after he sprained his left ankle when he tripped down a flight of stairs at the team hotel in Minneapolis, a potentially huge boost to the Angels bullpen.
Smith, his ankle heavily taped, threw 17 full-effort pitches off a mound Tuesday, simulating how he would warm up before entering a game, and completed a series of fielding drills.
“I’ve done everything they’ve asked me to do, passed all the tests,” Smith said. “Today, I felt back to normal.”
Smith, who is 5-5 with a 3.