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Mariners manager Lloyd McLendon said the team is not worried about Smith's ankle injury, Bob Dutton of the Tacoma News Tribune reports.

Mariners manager Lloyd McLendon said the team is not worried about Smith's ankle injury, Bob Dutton of the Tacoma News Tribune reports.

Analysis:

Smith didn't play in games Monday or Tuesday, but it sounds as if he'll return by the end of the week. He still figures to open the season as Seattle's regular right fielder against right-handed pitching, with Justin Ruggiano likely to get most of the at-bats against southpaws.

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