ST. PETERSBURG -- Mallex Smith remains in a local hospital with a viral infection that put him on the 10-day disabled list.
Tampa Bay selected right-hander Andrew Kittredge in a corresponding move. Rays manager Kevin Cash visited Smith on Saturday.
"I talked to him today," Cash said. "He's in better spirits. Doing OK. I think he's going to have a lengthy process, probably, of getting back. But he's seemed night-and-day different from where he was last night as opposed to basically, 11:30ish [a.m. ET Saturday].