Muncy signed a two-year, $24 million contract extension with the Dodgers on Thursday, Jon Heyman of the New York Post reports.
Muncy already had a $14 million club option for the 2024 season, but the Dodgers will instead give him a new deal that keeps the 33-year-old slugger in Los Angeles through 2025 with a $10 million club option for 2026. Muncy slashed .212/.333/.475 across 482 plate appearances in 2023 while recording personal bests in home runs (36) and RBI (105).
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Dodgers' Max Muncy: Gets breather Friday
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Muncy isn't in the Dodgers' lineup Friday against the Giants, Bill Plunkett of The Orange County Register reports.
He'll get a day off after batting .240 (6-for-25) with zero extra-base hits, three RBI and four runs scored over his last six games. Enrique Hernandez will replace Muncy at the hot corner and bat seventh.
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Dodgers' Max Muncy: Sitting versus lefty
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Muncy is absent from the lineup Friday against the Giants.
Enrique Hernandez will start at third base and bat seventh as the Dodgers take on left-hander Sean Manaea. Muncy carries a .650 OPS in 166 plate appearances this year versus lefties, compared to a stellar .903 OPS in 375 plate appearances versus righties.
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Dodgers' Max Muncy: Smacks 36th homer
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Muncy went 2-for-3 with a solo home run and a walk in Wednesday's 4-2 loss to the Tigers.
Muncy's blast got the Dodgers on the board in the sixth inning against Tigers starter Reese Olson. It also extended Muncy's hitting streak to 11 games, though he's gone 13-for-43 (.302) with just two multi-hit efforts in that span. The infielder matched his career high with his 36th homer of the season, and he's got a decent chance to set a new personal best with 11 contests left on the schedule. He's added a .213/.335/.496 slash line with 102 RBI, 89 runs scored, a stolen base, 16 doubles and a triple through 126 games this season.
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Dodgers' Max Muncy: Not in Sunday's lineup
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Muncy is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Mariners.
Muncy has a 1.015 OPS during his eight-game hit streak but will hit the bench Sunday after the Dodgers clinched the NL West crown Saturday in Seattle. Chris Taylor will start at third base and bat leadoff.
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Dodgers' Max Muncy: Sitting against lefty
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Muncy is not in the lineup Wednesday versus the Padres.
Enrique Hernandez will start at third base and bat fifth with left-hander Blake Snell toeing the slab for San Diego. Muncy has been on a roll lately, but he carries a .149/.268/.396 slash line in 157 plate appearances this year against southpaws.
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Dodgers' Max Muncy: Keeps power up
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Muncy went 1-for-5 with a solo home run in Monday's 11-8 loss to the Padres.
Muncy has homered three times in his last four games while adding six RBI in that span. The infielder continues to display solid power with 35 long balls and a .493 slugging percentage through 120 contests this season. He's added 97 RBI, 84 runs scored and a stolen base despite batting a meager .208, though his on-base percentage is a respectable .331.
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Dodgers' Max Muncy: Goes deep again Saturday
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Muncy went 1-for-4 with a home run and three RBI in Saturday's extra-innings loss to Washington.
Muncy got the scoring started with a sacrifice fly in the first inning and added a two-run blast in the eighth. It was the second straight game with a long ball for the slugger, who has knocked in five runs during that span. Muncy is up to 96 RBI on the campaign, two shy of the career-best mark of 98 he established back in 2019.
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Dodgers' Max Muncy: Belts homer Friday
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Muncy went 2-for-5 with a solo home run and an additional RBI in Friday's 8-5 win over Washington.
Muncy tied the score 3-3 with his fourth-inning solo shot and added an RBI single in the sixth. The veteran infielder went deep three times over his final six games in August, but this was his first home run through six contests in September. Muncy is batting just .207 on the campaign, though he's tied for eighth in the NL with 33 homers and ranks fourth with 93 RBI.
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Dodgers' Max Muncy: Back in lineup Wednesday
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Muncy (shoulder) is back in the lineup Wednesday at Miami.
Muncy will start at third base and bat cleanup for the visiting Dodgers after sitting out of Tuesday's series opener due to a minor left shoulder tweak. He's posted an .816 OPS with 32 homers and 91 RBI across 114 games this season with the NL West leaders.
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Dodgers' Max Muncy: Out with tweaked shoulder
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Muncy (shoulder) is out of the lineup Tuesday at Miami.
Muncy was lifted from Sunday's series finale against Atlanta after tweaking his left shoulder on a swing, though there doesn't seem to be much concern that it will be a long-term injury. Enrique Hernandez is playing third base for the Dodgers on Tuesday as Will Smith takes a turn in the DH role and Austin Barnes handles the catching duties.
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Dodgers' Max Muncy: Tweaks shoulder Sunday
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Muncy left Sunday's game against Atlanta due to a shoulder injury after striking out in the fifth inning, but manager Dave Roberts doesn't believe it will be an IL situation, Michael J. Duarte of NBC LA reports.
Roberts characterized the shoulder issue as a "tweak" and indicated that Muncy should be fine. Muncy had gone 1-for-3 prior to his departure, breaking a two-game hitless stretch with a fourth-inning single. Should the slugger need to miss any games, the Dodgers could start Chris Taylor, Michael Busch or Enrique Hernandez at third base in his place.
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Dodgers' Max Muncy: Extends historic XBH streak
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Muncy went 1-for-5 with a home run and two RBI in a loss to Atlanta on Thursday.
Muncy gave the Dodgers an early lead with an RBI fielder's choice in the first inning and added a solo shot to bring the team to within one run in the eighth. That homer gave the veteran slugger an extra-base hit in nine straight games, tying a franchise record. Muncy has hit safely in 10 consecutive contests overall, slashing .341/.413/.707 with three homers, six doubles, 13 RBI and eight runs over that stretch.
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Dodgers' Max Muncy: Plates three runs Wednesday
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Muncy went 2-for-3 with a double, a walk and three RBI in Wednesday's 7-0 win over the Diamondbacks.
Muncy didn't take long to extend his on-base streak and hitting streak to 11 and nine games, respectively. After walking in his first plate appearance in the bottom of the first inning, Muncy delivered a two-run double in his third trip to the plate in the fourth. Muncy closed August with a .253/.388/.494 slash line to go with four home runs, 18 RBI and 15 runs in 23 games.
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Dodgers' Max Muncy: Homers again Monday
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Muncy went 2-for-3 with a two-run home run and a walk in Monday's 7-4 win over the Diamondbacks.
Muncy made a quick impact with his first-inning blast, extending his hitting streak to seven games. In that span, he's gone 10-for-30 (.333) with two homers, four doubles and eight RBI. It's an impressive stretch of consistency for the infielder, who owns a .204/.335/.484 slash line with 31 long balls, 85 RBI, 72 runs scored and one stolen base over 108 contests this season.
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Dodgers' Max Muncy: Reaches 30 homers
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Muncy went 1-for-5 with a two-run homer in Saturday's loss to Boston.
The 33-year-old slugger deposited a fifth-inning James Paxton offering into the Fenway bleachers for a two-run shot, giving the Dodgers a 4-2 lead. Muncy has now reached the 30-homer plateau for the fourth time in his career. However, his batting average remains below the Mendoza Line at .197 for the year.
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Dodgers' Max Muncy: Drives in three runs
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Muncy went 2-for-5 with a double and three RBI in Friday's victory over the Red Sox.
Muncy pushed home a run with an RBI groundout in the sixth inning before knocking a two-run double in the seventh. It was his first multi-RBI game since Aug. 10; in his previous 10 games since then, Muncy had registered a .578 OPS. The veteran infielder is now slashing .197/.330/.467 with 80 RBI and 41 extra-base knocks through 443 plate appearances.
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Dodgers' Max Muncy: Sitting for nightcap
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Muncy isn't in the Dodgers' lineup for Game 2 of the Saturday's doubleheader with Miami, David Vassegh of AM 570 LA Sports reports.
Muncy went 0-for-3 with two strikeouts and a walk during Game 1, and he'll get a breather to cap off Saturday's activities. Enrique Hernandez will draw the start at the hot corner and bat eighth.
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Dodgers' Max Muncy: Blasts 29th homer
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Muncy went 1-for-4 with a solo home run and a walk in Friday's 11-3 loss to the Marlins.
Muncy's homer was just his second in 13 games this month. While he's hit for a poor average all year, he's often made up for it with solid power outside of a few slumps. Through 100 contests overall, the infielder is up to 29 long balls, 77 RBI, 68 runs scored, a stolen base, nine doubles and a .194/.331/.472 slash line.
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Dodgers' Max Muncy: Sitting versus lefty
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Muncy isn't in the Dodgers' lineup Friday against the Rockies, J.P. Hoornstra of the Los Angeles Daily News reports.
With left-hander Austin Gomber set to start on the mound for Colorado, the lefty-hitting Muncy will take a seat for the beginning of Friday's game. Enrique Hernandez will start at third base instead and bat fifth.
