SAN FRANCISCO -- Will Smith is generally in a good mood, but the smile was a bit bigger as reporters surrounded his locker on Monday afternoon.
Smith has spent the last couple of weeks in the minor leagues but the long recovery from Tommy John surgery is nearly over. He will pitch in back-to-back games on Wednesday and Thursday, clearing the final hurdle in his rehab schedule. He will then pitch on Sunday. After that ...
"May 1. May 1, yeah," he said. "May 1."
That's the target date the Giants identified long ago and Smith is on track to be activated that day after missing all of last season and the first month of this one.