<!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-will-smith-max-muncy-break-world-series-game-2-open-solo-bombs');   ga('set', 'title', 'Dodgers’ Will Smith, Max Muncy break World Series Game 2 open with solo bombs');   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/2025/10/Will-Smith-and-Max-Muncy-in-the-World-Series.jpg"><figcaption>Dan Hamilton-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Dodgers’ Will Smith, Max Muncy break World Series Game 2 open with solo bombs</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-10-25T19:30:16-07:00">October 25th, 7:30pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-10-25T19:30:16-07:00">October 25th, 7:30pm</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>After some <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/los-angeles-dodgers/dodgers-news-will-smith-promises-fun-night-yoshinobu-yamamoto-world-series-game-2">early offense to start Game 2 of the 2025 World Series</a>, with the Los Angeles Dodgers scoring a run in the first inning and the Toronto Raptors matching their number in the third, things turned into a certified pitchers’ duel at Rogers Centre, with <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/toronto-blue-jays/blue-jays-news-john-schneider-reveals-succeed-yoshinobu-yamamoto-world-series-game-2">Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Kevin Gausman retiring batter after batter</a> for a quiet middle of the game.</p><p>Fortunately for the Dodgers, they survived the sixth inning unscathed, a minor miracle considering how Game 1 shook out, but eventually, one team would need to break the tie in order to take the series back to Los Angeles one way or the other.</p><p>Enter Will Smith, the Dodgers’ catcher and a serious contender to win the NL batting title during the regular season before injuries derailed the end of his run. Facing off against the Blue Jays ace with one out already on the board, Smith took the sixth ball thrown his way, a 94 mph fastball, to the yard, blasting it 404 feet <a href="https://x.com/Dodgers/status/1982263968287580671" rel="noopener">into the upper decks for the lead</a>.</p><p>Smelling blood in the water, Teoscar swung for the fences next, but it was Max Muncy, LA’s sixth hitter, who delivered the goods, <a href="https://x.com/Dodgers/status/1982265321781428631" rel="noopener">bashing another four-seamer 351 yards</a> and giving a fan an unwelcome souvenir to go with the experience. Suddenly up 3-1, the Blue Jays pulled their starting pitcher and got out of the inning without further runs behind Louis Varland, but the damage was done: LA went up 3-1 and only grew that further in the eighth inning, thanks to some tough decision-making by the Blue Jays.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Dodgers’ Will Smith, Max Muncy break World Series Game 2 open with solo bombs

<!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-hits-la-reminder-potential-2-0-world-series-deficit');   ga('set', 'title', 'Max Muncy hits Dodgers with reminder amid potential 2-0 World Series deficit');   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/2025/10/Max-Muncy-at-media-day.jpg"><figcaption>Dan Hamilton-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Max Muncy hits Dodgers with reminder amid potential 2-0 World Series deficit</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-10-25T17:08:58-07:00">October 25th, 5:08pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-10-25T17:08:58-07:00">October 25th, 5:08pm</time><address><a>Sterling Bennett</a>Sterling Bennett is a seasoned sports journalist and writer, specializing in in-depth coverage of the NFL and NCAA Football. With over half a decade of experience in sports media, Sterling combines insider knowledge, sharp analysis, and a passionate voice to deliver engaging content that resonates with fans. His work is known for its clarity, credibility, and ability to break down complex football narratives into compelling stories.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Los Angeles Dodgers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Los Angeles Dodgers are confronting something they rarely come face-to-face with — postseason adversity. The Dodgers coasted through the National League postseason on their way to the World Series, including a NLCS series sweep of the Milwaukee Brewers. However, the easy road <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/los-angeles-dodgers/dodgers-most-to-blame-for-world-series-game-1-collapse" rel="noopener">took a bit of a turn in </a>Game 1 of the World Series following <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/toronto-blue-jays/blue-jays-news-vladimir-guerrero-jr-joins-3-legends-mlb-postseason-history" rel="noopener">an 11-4 victory by the Toronto Blue Jays. </a></p><p>The loss was shocking, especially after a nine-run sixth inning by Toronto, but Dodgers third baseman Max Muncy<a href="https://x.com/MLBONFOX/status/1982215343675416939" rel="noopener"> offered a stark reminder</a> to those ready to write off Los Angeles or beckon the team for a wakeup call. </p><p>“Whether we win or lose, we have pretty much the same reaction out there. I know we caught a lot of heat for our celebration for winning the NLCS, but that’s just who we are as a team, Muncy told Fox Sports’ Ken Rosenthal. “You’ve got to win four of these games. We understand that. You don’t win or lose a series in Game 1. For us, it was a bad game. You get over it and you show up. It’s a brand new day. It’s a zero-zero game in the first inning, and that’s how we’re going to play it.”</p><p>When asked if the Dodgers need to change anything ahead of World Series Game 2, Muncy expressed confidence in his teammates and the Dodgers’ starting pitcher, Yoshinobu Yamamoto.</p><p>“I think for Yamamoto tonight, he’s just got to be able to command most of his pitches and do what he’s been doing all season long,” said Muncy. “He doesn’t need to change anything. He just has to be himself. We have confidence in every single guy we stick out there, and it’s definitely no different tonight.</p><p>World Series Game 2 is the first time the Dodgers will be down by any deficit in the postseason since being down 2-1 against the San Diego Padres in the 2024 NLDS. The Dodgers came back to win that series 3-2 and went on to win the World Series. If they have the same success, Los Angeles will become the first team since the 1999-2000 New York Yankees to repeat as World Series champions.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Max Muncy hits Dodgers with reminder amid potential 2-0 World Series deficit

<!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-makes-strong-dynasty-claim-before-world-series');   ga('set', 'title', 'Max Muncy makes strong Dodgers ‘dynasty’ claim before World Series');   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/2025/10/Max-Muncy-at-media-day.jpg"><figcaption>Dan Hamilton-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Max Muncy makes strong Dodgers ‘dynasty’ claim before World Series</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-10-23T19:13:32-07:00">October 23rd, 7:13pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-10-23T19:13:32-07:00">October 23rd, 7:13pm</time><address><a>Lorenzo J Reyna</a>Lorenzo J Reyna is an Associate Editor covering the NFL and NCAA Football for ClutchPoints. He's equipped with past experience for both realms through his recent stops at Pro Football Network and Heavy while also writing for 247Sports.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Los Angeles Dodgers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Is the new MLB dynasty set to reside on Vin Scully Avenue? The Los Angeles Dodgers are sparking those theories ahead of Game 1 of the World Series. Max Muncy decided to take a strong stance on that thought before facing the Toronto Blue Jays.</p><p>Muncy <a href="https://x.com/SportsNetLA/status/1981524797210448055" rel="noopener">chose this unique description</a> in discussing the “dynasty” claim on media day Thursday.</p><p>“For this group, this organization, the front office, the coaching staff, the players, the culture we’ve created….to me, that’s been everything. I feel like that in its own is its own dynasty,” Muncy said via SportsNet LA.</p><p>Muncy believes in another form of the famous word to describe multiple championships. He and L.A. are four wins away from delivering the franchise’s first-ever consecutive WS titles.</p><h2>How Max Muncy has performed in Dodgers postseason</h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Max-Muncy-hugs.jpg"><figcaption>Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>No doubt manager Dave Roberts and L.A. will need Muncy’s power hitting to seal the back-to-back titles.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/los-angeles-dodgers/dodgers-news-max-muncy-breaks-silence-on-historic-hr-in-game-2-win-vs-brewers">Muncy recently smacked a Game 2 home run</a> against the top-seeded Milwaukee Brewers. He blasted the four-seam fastball over center field that lifted the Dodgers lead to 3-1.</p><p>He’s created a historic run during the MLB Playoffs, featuring that HR blast on the road. Muncy’s homer at American Family Field became his 14th career blast — <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/los-angeles-dodgers/dodgers-news-max-muncy-makes-la-history-14th-postseason-home-run">the most-ever by a Dodgers player in team history</a>.</p><p>Muncy, though, went hitless the next two games through a total of six at-bats. Los Angeles still handled Milwaukee in sweeping the series.</p><p>His Dodgers are already the favorites to claim the 2025 WS pennant. Muncy will counter Trey Yesavage on Friday as Toronto’s starting pitcher. The Dodgers veteran has smacked <a href="https://www.statmuse.com/mlb/ask/max-muncy-stats-against-right-handed-pitchers" rel="noopener">16 home runs with 57 RBIs</a> against right-handed pitchers this season. He’ll aim to apply pressure to Yesavage out the gate — and set off the dynasty chatter across the baseball universe plus back home in L.A.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Max Muncy makes strong Dodgers ‘dynasty’ claim before World Series

<!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-breaks-silence-on-historic-hr-in-game-2-win-vs-brewers');   ga('set', 'title', 'Dodgers’ Max Muncy breaks silence on historic HR in Game 2 win vs. Brewers');   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/2025/10/Dodgers-third-baseman-Max-Muncy-13-celebrates.jpg"><figcaption>© Mark Hoffman / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Dodgers’ Max Muncy breaks silence on historic HR in Game 2 win vs. Brewers</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-10-14T23:49:57-07:00">October 14th, 11:49pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-10-14T23:49:57-07:00">October 14th, 11:49pm</time><address><a href="https://letterboxd.com/splooshpuhrty/films/by/your-rating/">Jedd Pagaduan</a>Jedd Pagaduan is a certified Clippers and Gunners fan, which means he's a very sports-traumatized individual. He now writes about sports instead as a form of therapy.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Los Angeles Dodgers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Los Angeles Dodgers are two wins away from a return trip to the World Series, with <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/los-angeles-dodgers/dodgers-news-yoshinobu-yamamoto-makes-history-2004">Yoshinobu Yamamoto throwing a complete-game gem</a> to lead the Dodgers to a 5-1 win on the road in Game 2 of their NLCS clash against the Milwaukee Brewers. While Yamamoto, deservedly, will get most of the plaudits for his incredible pitching performance, a pitcher can only be as good as the run support he gets. Max Muncy, who’s established himself as a hero in Dodgers colors, made sure that Yamamoto’s performance was not going to waste.</p><p>In the top of the sixth inning, the Dodgers’ lead was precarious as ever, as they were only holding on to a one-run advantage, 2-1. Muncy came to bat against Brewers starter Freddy Peralta with two outs in the inning, so not much was expected for the Dodgers on the scoring front in that inning.</p><p>Muncy, however, had other plans. He managed to work the count to 3-0 before Peralta came back and induced two strikes from the Dodgers third baseman. But on the seventh pitch of the at-bat, Muncy <a href="https://twitter.com/MLB/status/1978275317174157489" rel="noopener">crushed a meatball</a> of a four-seamer and launched the ball to deep center field — becoming the Dodgers’ all-time leader in postseason home runs in the process with 14.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Max Muncy doubles the Dodgers lead with a home run! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NLCS?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NLCS</a> <a href="https://t.co/6bpcAieN46">pic.twitter.com/6bpcAieN46</a></p><p>— MLB (@MLB) <a href="https://twitter.com/MLB/status/1978275317174157489?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 15, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>After the game, Muncy revealed just <a href="https://x.com/DodgersNation/status/1978302690901061707">how much it meant</a> to him that he’s become a certified Dodgers legend. While every Dodgers fan knows how valuable Muncy has been for them over the years, the history books now rate him as such as well, which is a huge honor for anyone, let alone someone who was released in the past.</p><p>“It means a lot to me, the Dodgers are a franchise that have been around for a long time. To be able to break that record is huge to me, it speaks to the fact that I’ve had the chance to play in so many postseason games,” Muncy said, via Dodgers Nation on X (formerly Twitter).</p><h2><b>Max Muncy might be the Dodgers’ biggest success story</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Max-Muncy.jpg"><figcaption>William Liang-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>A lot has been said about the Dodgers’ unlimited funds and their ability to bring in the best free agents year-in, year-out. But this team won’t be where it is nowadays without the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/los-angeles-dodgers/dodgers-news-max-muncy-makes-la-history-14th-postseason-home-run">emergence of unheralded players such as Muncy</a>.</p><p>The then-Oakland Athletics released Muncy prior to the 2017 season, much to the Dodgers’ gain. He has a <a href="https://www.statmuse.com/mlb/ask/max-muncy-playoff-stats" rel="noopener">career .838 OPS</a> in the postseason to go with 14 home runs and 35 RBIs, and he continues to be one of the team’s biggest position-player contributors even though they have stars like Shohei Ohtani, Freddie Freeman, and Mookie Betts.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Dodgers’ Max Muncy breaks silence on historic HR in Game 2 win vs. Brewers

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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>When <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/los-angeles-dodgers/dodgers-news-max-muncy-nlcs-home-run">Max Muncy went yard in the Los Angeles Dodgers’ second game of the NLCS</a> against the Milwaukee Brewers, it was notable for a number of reasons.</p><p>First and foremost, it gave Los Angeles some much-needed insurance while Yoshinobu Yamamoto was dishing on the mound, with the team’s lead blossoming from 2-1 to 3-1 one inning before Shohei Ohtani broke his hitting slump to put a fourth run on the board. But it also marked a special moment for Muncy historically, as it marked his 14th postseason home run in a Dodgers uniform, which is <a href="https://x.com/DodgerInsider/status/1978275420442112078" rel="noopener">more than any other player in organizational history</a>.</p><p>Originally drafted in the fifth round out of Baylor in 2012, Muncy began his career in the then-Oakland Athletics system before being released from the team’s roster in 2017 at the end of spring training. Joining the Dodgers system later that month, Muncy was called up in April of 2018 and has become a fixture of the organization, appearing in 924 regular-season games plus 69 more playoff contests over his seven-year run in Los Angeles.</p><p>Now sitting pretty with the most postseason home runs in franchise history, Muncy can <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/los-angeles-dodgers/dodgers-news-max-muncy-brewers-never-before-seen-double-play">turn his attention to the task at hand</a>, which is working over at-bats to knock out opposing pitchers while providing the occasional pop of power from the middle of the lineup. Considering how he’s played against the Brewers so far this postseason, that strategy has produced incredible results.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">MAX MUNCY HOMERS TO EXTEND THE DODGERS LEAD 😤<a href="https://t.co/3GSdP6lu7x">pic.twitter.com/3GSdP6lu7x</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1978276080793329742?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 15, 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>

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