<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/los-angeles-dodgers/dodgers-news-max-muncy-exits-giants-game-wrist-injury');   ga('set', 'title', 'Max Muncy exits Giants game with wrist injury');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Max-Muncy.jpg"><figcaption>William Liang-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Max Muncy exits Giants game with wrist injury</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-09-12T22:35:21-07:00">September 12th, 10:35pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-09-12T22:45:20-07:00">September 12th, 10:45pm</time><address><a>Mike Gianakos</a>Mike Gianakos is the former editor-in-chief of High Times magazine, where he also spearheaded the video department and event production. He is a longtime podcaster and even longer suffering NY Jets fan.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Los Angeles Dodgers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Los Angeles Dodgers entered the series opener against the San Francisco Giants on a hot streak. The team swept the Colorado Rockies, extending their win streak to four games. And the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/los-angeles-dodgers/dodgers-news-los-angeles-pitching-exemplified-new-mlb-record">Dodgers’ rotation dominated</a> over the last week as the team makes a final push for the division crown.</p><p>Unfortunately, not everything went to plan on Friday. Max Muncy was hit by a pitch on the right wrist. The Dodgers third baseman initially stayed in to run the bases. However, <a href="https://x.com/DodgerBlue1958/status/1966718044740223305" rel="noopener">he was removed</a> from the game when Los Angeles came out on defense in the bottom of the eighth inning, per Dodger Blue.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Max Muncy is hit in the wrist by Lucchesi and appears to be in obvious pain<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/sfgiants?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#sfgiants</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/letsgododgers?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#letsgododgers</a> <a href="https://t.co/krMSfGBMeW">pic.twitter.com/krMSfGBMeW</a></p><p>— Dew🦭 (@Dewgorithm) <a href="https://twitter.com/Dewgorithm/status/1966716419984203959?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 13, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><h2><b>Dodgers hope Max Muncy avoids third trip to IL</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Max-Muncy2.jpg"><figcaption>Jerome Miron-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Muncy had just returned to the lineup after a lengthy <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/los-angeles-dodgers/dodgers-news-max-muncy-talks-journey-back-il-oblique-injury">IL stint for an oblique strain</a>. The two-time All-Star was sidelined for 24 games by the injury before being activated on September 8. Now, just three games later, Muncy is dealing with another ailment.</p><p>Prior to the oblique strain, the 10th-year veteran landed on the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/los-angeles-dodgers/dave-roberts-reveals-dodgers-initial-plan-to-replace-max-muncy">IL with a bone bruise</a> in early July. He missed 26 games before rejoining the Dodgers on August 4. However, his return was brief as eight games later he would suffer the oblique injury.</p><p>Muncy has appeared in 92 games for the Dodgers this season. He’s been productive when healthy, hitting .252 with an .862 OPS, 17 home runs, 64 RBI, a 141 OPS+ and 3.3 bWAR. Muncy even reached <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/los-angeles-dodgers/dodgers-news-max-muncy-leapfrogs-matt-kemp-all-time-la-home-run-list">No. 7 on the Dodgers’ all-time home run list</a> in August. But he’s been sidelined for a big chunk of the season, missing 55 games.</p><p>Injuries have been the story of the 2025 Dodgers. While the team has been returning to health, LA is far from full strength. Will Smith remained out of the lineup in the series opener against the Giants. And manager Dave Roberts had an <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/los-angeles-dodgers/dodgers-news-dave-roberts-announces-roki-sasaki-update-calf-situation-okc">unfortunate update on Roki Sasaki</a>.</p><p>While the injuries are concerning, the Dodgers’ bullpen is also cause for alarm. LA’s relievers collapsed again in Friday’s 5-1 defeat. Blake Treinen earned the loss but Tanner Scott was the culprit. The veteran closer gave up a walk-off grand slam in extra innings to Giants catcher Patrick Bailey.</p><p>Fortunately for Los Angeles, the San Diego Padres also lost on Friday. For now, the Dodgers maintain a 2.5-game lead in a tight NL West race.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Max Muncy exits Giants game with wrist injury

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/los-angeles-dodgers/dodgers-news-max-muncy-talks-journey-back-il-oblique-injury');   ga('set', 'title', 'Dodgers’ Max Muncy talks journey back from IL after oblique injury');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Max-Muncy-pointing.jpg"><figcaption>Kirby Lee-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Dodgers’ Max Muncy talks journey back from IL after oblique injury</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-09-08T19:23:28-07:00">September 8th, 7:23pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-09-08T19:23:28-07:00">September 8th, 7:23pm</time><address><a>Matty Breisch</a>Matty Breisch is a Senior Editor who specializes in NFL and WWE content at ClutchPoints. He can be read at Heavy, FanSided, The Needle Drop, Philadelphia Sports Network, and right here at ClutchPoints. Are you ready to read about football and wrestling? Well, you've come to the right place.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Los Angeles Dodgers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>There’s a saying that has been increasing common in Los Angeles: <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/los-angeles-dodgers/dodgers-news-sending-max-muncy-il-oblique-injury">as goes Max Muncy, so goes the Dodgers</a>.</p><p>In games where Muncy saw action, the Dodgers have a <a href="https://www.statmuse.com/mlb/ask/dodgers-record-with-max-muncy-in-2025" rel="noopener">54-35 record</a>, taking care of business against some of the best teams MLB has to offer. But when Muncy isn’t available for one reason or another? Goodness, things fall apart in a major way, as the team’s <a href="https://www.statmuse.com/mlb/ask/dodgers-record-without-max-muncy-in-2025" rel="noopener">25-29 record</a> clearly proves.</p><p>Fortunately, after going 1-5 over their last two games, including three-straight losses to the Pittsburgh Pirates, Muncy is officially back in LA, rejoining the Dodgers are they take on the Colorado Rockies in their pursuit of win No. 80. Discussing his rehab process with Kirsten Watson before the game, Muncy revealed his <a href="https://x.com/SportsNetLA/status/1965207728747696132" rel="noopener">path back to the majors</a> and why he feels he’s back on track.</p><p>“Body feels good. You know, it’s a strange rehab assignment because it’s one of those ones where you literally don’t worry about any of the results. You’re kind of more worried about checking boxes, you know, make sure you get swings off. You know, get a swing and miss, get a check swing,” Muncy explained.</p><p>“So the results you’re looking for weren’t necessarily on-field results. It was more so just is the body gonna hold up, and everything felt great. There was no lingering soreness. No side effects, and you know, I felt like I was getting my swing off. I didn’t feel like anything was holding it back, and not to us, that was the most important thing everything else we can kind of figure out as we go. But you know, health-wise, that was the most important thing.”</p><p>While Muncy is more of a lunch pail player than a household name, especially on a team absolutely <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/los-angeles-dodgers/dodgers-news-dave-roberts-shohei-ohtani-mookie-betts-freddie-freeman-lineup">loaded with legitimate Superstars</a>, he has been the veteran leader who seemingly serves as a calming force in the dugout and in the middle of the order. With the playoffs rapidly approaching, a healthy Muncy might be just what the Doc ordered to get LA back on track.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Just activated off the injured list (oblique), Max Muncy talks with <a href="https://twitter.com/kirsten_watson?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@kirsten_watson</a> before tonight's series opener with the Rockies. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/LetsGoDodgers?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#LetsGoDodgers</a> <a href="https://t.co/HmIGPWnkGi">pic.twitter.com/HmIGPWnkGi</a></p><p>— SportsNet LA (@SportsNetLA) <a href="https://twitter.com/SportsNetLA/status/1965207728747696132?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 9, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Dodgers’ Max Muncy talks journey back from IL after oblique injury

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As the founder and creator of OutOfSightSports, Josh spearheads the development and expansion of an engaging social media platform, with a core focus on Twitter/X. A passionate sports writer, Josh is dedicated to delivering compelling content that connects fans and fuels vibrant sports conversations. His vision is to craft stories so vivid that fans feel like they’re standing at the plate or on the field.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Los Angeles Dodgers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Los Angeles Dodgers are inching closer to getting a key piece of their offense back. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/los-angeles-dodgers/dodgers-news-dave-roberts-reveals-max-muncy-next-rehab-steps">Veteran third baseman Max Muncy</a> has officially started a rehab assignment with Triple-A Oklahoma City, signaling that his return to the big league roster is on track. After weeks of uncertainty, this injury update comes at a crucial time for a club navigating a competitive NL West playoff race.</p><p>The left-handed slugger has been sidelined since August 13 with a right oblique strain, and while his recovery was initially expected to take just a few weeks, an illness further delayed his progress. His absence has been felt across the lineup, with the Dodgers’ lineup depth being tested by a rotating cast of fill-ins. With 23 games left in the regular season, getting Muncy back could be the spark Los Angeles needs to lock down the division.</p><p>Dodgers manager Dave Roberts’ comments helped clarify the timeline for Muncy’s return. MLB’s Sonja Chen took to X (formerly known as Twitter) to <a href="https://x.com/SonjaMChen/status/1963708197568643082" rel="noopener">share the update</a> from the manager ahead of Thursday’s rehab debut.</p><p>“Dave Roberts said Max Muncy will begin his rehab assignment tonight, playing third base for OKC.”</p><p>Before the injury, the 35-year-old slugger had been producing solid numbers—batting .258 with 17 home runs and 64 RBIs in 89 games. His power and plate discipline gave the Dodgers much-needed balance behind Shohei Ohtani, Mookie Betts, and Freddie Freeman in the order. Without Muncy, the offense has lacked consistency, and the team has posted a 5-5 record over its last 10 games.</p><p>Now sitting at 78-61, the team holds a narrow 2.5-game lead over the San Diego Padres in the NL West playoff race. With so little margin for error, every roster move could swing the standings. While the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/los-angeles-dodgers/dodgers-news-max-muncy-drops-injury-update-before-reds-finale">injury update relating to Muncy</a> doesn’t guarantee an immediate return, it marks a critical step forward—one the Dodgers have been waiting on, and one that could shape their final stretch of the 2025 MLB season.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Dodgers’ Max Muncy getting closer to returning to big league club

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/los-angeles-dodgers/dodgers-news-max-muncy-drops-injury-update-before-reds-finale');   ga('set', 'title', 'Dodgers’ Max Muncy drops a fantastic injury update before Reds finale');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Los-Angeles-Dodgers-third-baseman-Max-Muncy-1.jpg"><figcaption>William Liang-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Dodgers’ Max Muncy drops a fantastic injury update before Reds finale</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-08-27T17:49:43-07:00">August 27th, 5:49pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-08-27T17:50:33-07:00">August 27th, 5:50pm</time><address><a>Zachary Howell</a>Zachary Howell is an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints focusing on creating premier MLB content. He is a big fan of the Yankees, Oklahoma City Thunder and the Syracuse Orange. In his free time, he likes to be outside or read.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Los Angeles Dodgers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Los Angeles Dodgers are on a three-game winning streak, finally breaking out of a slump. Dave Roberts’ team finishes off a series against the Cincinnati Reds tonight, looking to complete a sweep. However, the biggest news that comes from Wednesday night might be on the status of Max Muncy. Alex Freeland might not have to fill in at third base for the rest of the season.</p><p>Muncy has been on the injured list since August 12 with an oblique injury. It is not the first time the Dodgers veteran has been on the IL, robbing his team of a reliable bat and great defense in the hot corner. However, Muncy offered an encouraging update to fans before Wednesday’s game with SportsNet Los Angeles. According to him, his recovery is going well and he is feeling good.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Max Muncy's return to the lineup is imminent!  He spoke with David Vassegh ahead of the series finale vs. Cincinnati. <a href="https://t.co/DWvuPdyoI1">pic.twitter.com/DWvuPdyoI1</a></p><p>— SportsNet LA (@SportsNetLA) <a href="https://twitter.com/SportsNetLA/status/1960860709518238197?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 28, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>“Yeah, we’re getting there,” Muncy said. “We’re just trying to be cautious and be careful with everything that we’re doing. At this point in the season, we can’t really afford to have anything set me back. So we’re just being real slow and real cautious and making sure that everything feels completely normal before we progress to the next steps. We’ll see what that timeline looks like, but we’re getting close.”</p><p>The Dodgers would love to have Muncy back in the lineup to kickstart what has been an inconsistent offense. Roberts has called out his lineup for slacking at the plate, hoping to reinvigorate them down the final stretch of the regular season. For now, Los Angeles will have to do so without Muncy in the lineup as he tries to complete his recovery before the playoffs.</p><p>Freeland has been good since the Dodgers called him up to the big leagues. Despite his performance, though, he is not ready to take the field in the postseason. Roberts and Co. hope that Muncy can make it back from the injured list soon. Before then, they have unfinished business with the Reds and the rest of their schedule.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Dodgers’ Max Muncy drops a fantastic injury update before Reds finale

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Malik has worked in entertainment and sports, and he specializes in the NBA and NFL.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Los Angeles Dodgers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Los Angeles <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/los-angeles-dodgers/dodgers-news-sending-max-muncy-il-oblique-injury">Dodgers were able to get Max Muncy back</a> shortly, but he recently landed on the 10-day injured list because of a right oblique strain. It was the same injury that kept him sidelined for three months last season, and it’s uncertain when he will return to the lineup this time around.</p><p>Dave Roberts gave an update on Muncy, and it sounds like he’s <a href="https://x.com/billplunkettocr/status/1959693651166351837" rel="noopener">taking the necessary steps</a> to get back, according to Dodgers beat writer Max Muncy.</p><p>“Per Dodgers Dave Roberts — Max Muncy will face live pitching during the homestand this week and could go on a rehab assignment soon,” Plunkett wrote on X, formerly Twitter.</p><p>Earlier in the week, Roberts said that Muncy took some swings without any issues.</p><p>“He hit off a tee [Wednesday], so he is in a good spot. Trending in the right direction. I don’t know time of return, but all things that I hear, it’s been really promising. … No discomfort,” Roberts said.</p><p>While Muncy is sidelined, Buddy Kennedy and Alex Freeland have stepped in at third base.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/los-angeles-dodgers/dodgers-news-max-muncy-start-rehab-assignment-tuesday">Muncy missed around five weeks</a> with a bone bruise in his left knee that happened in their game against the Chicago White Sox on July 2. He was then placed on the 10-day injured list and was activated on Aug. 4. When he was initially injured, it was suspected that he would need around six weeks to recover.</p><p>When Muncy returned, he played in eight games and started in seven of them before getting injured again. He was playing well in his return as well, and the hope is that he can recapture that same success when he comes back.</p><p>The Dodgers are 73-57 and are in second place in the NL West, as they’re still competing with the San Diego Padres for the first spot in the division.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

2025 SEASON STATS
BA	HR	RBI	OPS	SB
.280	2	7	1.073	0

2025 SEASON STATS
BA	HR	RBI	OPS	SB
.280	2	7	1.073	0

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