<!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-did-max-muncy-just-reveal-freddie-freemans-secret-for-success');   ga('set', 'title', 'Did Dodgers’ Max Muncy just reveal Freddie Freeman’s secret for success?');   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/2025/12/Dodgers-Freddie-Freeman-talks-to-Max-Muncy.jpg"><figcaption>© Kiyoshi Mio-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Did Dodgers’ Max Muncy just reveal Freddie Freeman’s secret for success?</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-12-02T18:35:24-08:00">December 2nd, 6:35pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-12-02T18:35:24-08:00">December 2nd, 6:35pm</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>Freddie Freeman is a three-time World Series champion, and it’s not like he was simply a passenger on those title-winning squads. Freeman was a prominent member of those championship-winning teams, and he’s established himself as one of the biggest postseason heroes in recent memory. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/los-angeles-dodgers/dodgers-news-freddie-freeman-said-world-series-walk-off-hr">Freeman was the one who hit the walk-off home run</a> in the 18th inning in Game 3 of the 2025 World Series, helping lead the Los Angeles Dodgers to a second-consecutive title.</p><p>The 36-year-old first baseman is aging like fine wine, and although it’s clear that he’s slowing down with age, he remains a very productive player who steps up in the biggest moments. And it seems like the Dodgers first baseman’s <a href="https://twitter.com/FoulTerritoryTV/status/1995942293543776324" rel="noopener">secret to remaining</a> productive deep into his career is his lack of satisfaction, as per Max Muncy.</p><p>“Freddie always thinks his swing sucks, and then he’s hitting .300 at the end of the year. That’s how Freddie operates. That’s what makes him one of the best first basemen ever. That’s just how his mind operates. He always thinks he needs to fix something in his swing,” Muncy said in an appearance on Foul Territory TV.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">"Freddie always thinks his swing sucks, and then he's hitting .300 at the end of the year." 😂</p><p>Max Muncy details how Freddie Freeman's never-satisfied attitude makes him so great. <a href="https://t.co/pQxexEi6Nf">pic.twitter.com/pQxexEi6Nf</a></p><p>— Foul Territory (@FoulTerritoryTV) <a href="https://twitter.com/FoulTerritoryTV/status/1995942293543776324?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 2, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>All the greats in the game always seem to find a way to improve, and it all boils down to never being complacent. It is inevitable for everyone to slow down physically as they age, but that just means they have to work doubly as hard to stay at the top of their game.</p><p>And for Freeman, who always <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/los-angeles-dodgers/dodgers-news-freddie-freeman-joins-lou-gehrig-mlb-history-game-3-walk-off-home-run">wants to win every kind of silverware with the Dodgers</a>, this is just the way he conducts his business.</p><h2><b>Dodgers’ Freddie Freeman looks to stave off further decline</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Freddie-Freeman.jpg"><figcaption>John E. Sokolowski-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>It’s evident that Freeman is no longer his peak self. He’s declined from a bat speed perspective, and it’s led to a decline in batting average. But in 2025, he put up an OPS of .869 in the regular season, and he tallied 3.9 fWAR, making him worth every penny he’s making from the Dodgers.</p><p>At 36, it’s not quite clear just how much longer Freeman can keep up this level of play. But it looks like he’s the kind of guy who’ll remain productive until his very last at-bat in the big leagues considering the way he carries himself.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Did Dodgers’ Max Muncy just reveal Freddie Freeman’s secret for success?

<!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-completely-honest-future');   ga('set', 'title', 'Max Muncy gets completely honest on Dodgers future');   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/2025/06/Max-Muncy_913ec6.jpg"></figure><h1>Max Muncy gets completely honest on Dodgers future</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-12-02T17:15:36-08:00">December 2nd, 5:15pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-12-02T17:15:36-08:00">December 2nd, 5:15pm</time><address><a>Matty Breisch</a>Matty Breisch is a Senior Editor 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>When the dust had settled and the World Series parade confetti had been cleared away, fans openly wondered if Game 7 was <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/los-angeles-dodgers/dodgers-news-max-muncy-100-real-la-picking-up-contract-option">Max Muncy’s final hurrah in a Los Angeles Dodgers uniform</a>.</p><p>Sure, Muncy was a galvanizing force both in the middle of the order and in the clubhouse, but his third base defense wasn’t exactly elite all season long, and he missed 62 games due to bone bruises. Would the Dodgers roll into 2026 with a 35-year-old on the decline in a key position, even if they added some help in free agency?</p><p>Ultimately, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/los-angeles-dodgers/dodgers-news-la-final-decision-max-muncy-10-million-contract">the answer was yes</a>, as Andrew Friedman and company picked up his option and retained Muncy for 2026, but it did not include an extension for future seasons. Asked about this decision and if he’s worried about his future on Foul Territory, Muncy broke down the situation plainly, noting that he trusts the Dodgers and is <a href="https://Twitter.com/FoulTerritoryTV/status/1995956134666985478?s=20" rel="noopener">looking forward to another season in blue and white</a>.</p><p>“You know, I think that, I think we’ve created such a good relationship with, with, you know, Andrew and Brandon and, and Alex and all those guys over there that, you know, there, there’s just not really any rush to, to get to that point. Yeah, and that’s, that’s really how it’s always been with me is, you know, we’ll, we’ll, we’ll talk to them and say, Hey, we’d love to discuss something like this,” Muncy explained.</p><p>“And they’ll, they’ll respond back and say, yeah, let’s discuss it later on in the year. And, you know, that’s really how it is, how it’s always gone. And so it’s just, you know, I, I don’t know what they have in the works with, with who they’re looking at.</p><p>“You know, obviously I don’t get, I don’t get up, they don’t send out like organizational updates on what they’re doing. You know, so I’m sure they’re, they’re looking at pieces that are out there and, you know, who they might try to go after and all that stuff. And then, you know, what, once that’s done, maybe we’ll have a discussion. Maybe we won’t. You know, I, I honestly don’t know. I would love to clearly, but yeah, you know, we just have to see, see how things unfold.”</p><p>One of the longest-tenured players in Dodgers history, Muncy has his name on a number of all-time lists, with a home run against the Milwaukee Brewers making him the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/los-angeles-dodgers/dodgers-news-max-muncy-breaks-silence-on-historic-hr-in-game-2-win-vs-brewers">franchise leader in postseason bombs</a>. While his career is certainly on the back nine, he can still be a contributor at least in 2026, with future seasons largely being dedicated to how he plays this fall, a fact Muncy appears totally fine with moving forward.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Max Muncy says he'd love to stay with the Dodgers beyond 2026. <a href="https://t.co/XiFE6KQH7w">pic.twitter.com/XiFE6KQH7w</a></p><p>— Foul Territory (@FoulTerritoryTV) <a href="https://twitter.com/FoulTerritoryTV/status/1995956134666985478?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 2, 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>

Max Muncy gets completely honest on Dodgers future

<!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-100-real-la-picking-up-contract-option');   ga('set', 'title', 'Max Muncy gets 100% real on Dodgers picking up his contract option');   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/2025/11/Dodgers-Max-Muncy-hits-a-home-run-.jpg"><figcaption>John E. Sokolowski-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Max Muncy gets 100% real on Dodgers picking up his contract option</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-11-07T09:45:26-08:00">November 7th, 9:45am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-11-07T09:45:37-08:00">November 7th, 9:45am</time><address><a>Alex House</a>Alex House is a sports journalist who covers the NFL, NBA, and MLB for ClutchPoints. He grew up in a New York sports-heavy region in Connecticut and earned his journalism degree at the University of Rhode Island. His in-depth knowledge of two of the most passionate and raucous fan bases in the country gives him a truly unique writing voice.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Los Angeles Dodgers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>After a team wins a championship, focus tends to shift elsewhere in the league. Local fans obviously savor the moment, but the rest of the sports-watching world moves onto another subject. Engaging steady national interest is a demanding task for most franchises. The Los Angeles Dodgers are newsworthy year-round. Following their second straight World Series title win, they are retaining the spotlight heading into Hot Stove season. Their first notable move of what many expect to be an eventful LA winter is bringing back the club’s <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/los-angeles-dodgers/dodgers-news-max-muncy-makes-la-history-14th-postseason-home-run">all-time playoffs home run leader</a>.</p><p>The organization <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/los-angeles-dodgers/dodgers-news-la-final-decision-max-muncy-10-million-contract">picked up Max Muncy’s $10 million team option</a> on Thursday, ensuring that the slugging third baseman will wear Dodger Blue for at least one more year. Fans expect president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman to make flashy additions during the offseason, regardless of how many stars or rings the squad currently boasts. However, what makes LA a truly compelling protagonist, or antagonist, depending on who you ask, are the relationships it builds.</p><p>Muncy will enter his ninth season with the Dodgers in 2026, strengthening the roots he has planted in Chavez Ravine. The two-time All-Star and three-time champ <a href="https://x.com/DodgersNation/status/1986661231881834535" rel="noopener">is incredibly grateful</a> to move forward with the team that helped him develop from an Oakland Athletics castoff to a key component of baseball’s newest dynasty.</p><p>“It means everything,” Muncy told reporters at a meet-and-greet, per the Dodgers Nation X account. “I wouldn’t still be in baseball if it wasn’t for the Dodgers. To get another year with them, hopefully I can get more in there, really means a lot to me.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Max Muncy reacts to the Dodgers picking up his club option for 2026:</p><p>“I wouldn’t still be in baseball if it wasn’t for the Dodgers. To get another year with them, hopefully I can get more in there, really means a lot to me.” 🙏 <a href="https://t.co/IUcRSZYOIS">pic.twitter.com/IUcRSZYOIS</a></p><p>— Dodgers Nation (@DodgersNation) <a href="https://twitter.com/DodgersNation/status/1986661231881834535?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 7, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><h2><b>The Dodgers-Max Muncy union stays strong</b></h2><p>The 35-year-old sustained several fluky injuries and was not particularly sharp in the playoffs, but he still left his imprint on the 2025 campaign. Muncy batted .243 with 19 homers, 67 RBIs, a .376 on-base percentage, 470 slugging percentage and .846 OPS in 100 regular season games. He provides valuable power in the middle of the lineup. Furthermore, Muncy is living proof of the profound effect the Dodger Way can have on a ballplayer.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/los-angeles-dodgers/dodgers-news-jason-kelce-world-series-comments">This polarizing franchise</a> is not just throwing money around and taking full advantage of a system that many fans eagerly want to see end. Los Angeles also scoops up unwanted or unheralded talent who later become enduring members of a prestigious baseball institution. For Max Muncy, the front office’s decision to exercise his option is about far more than extending his stay in this empire.</p><p>The Dodgers are family to him, and he will now get the chance to create additional memories with them and the city.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Max Muncy gets 100% real on Dodgers picking up his contract option

<!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-la-final-decision-max-muncy-10-million-contract');   ga('set', 'title', 'Dodgers make final decision on Max Muncy’s $10 million contract option');   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 make final decision on Max Muncy’s $10 million contract option</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-11-06T12:23:45-08:00">November 6th, 12:23pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-11-06T12:23:45-08:00">November 6th, 12:23pm</time><address><a>Malik Brown</a>Malik Brown is a multimedia reporter based in Atlanta who covers the Hawks and Dream for ClutchPoints. 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-dave-roberts-old-school-manager-approach-game-7-world-series-masterclass">Dodgers know they have a good thing going</a> with this roster, which is why they’ve won back-to-back World Series. With one of their first moves of the offseason, they <a href="https://x.com/Alden_Gonzalez/status/1986519907849412723" rel="noopener">made the decision</a> to bring back one of their key players for 2026, according to ESPN’s Alden Gonzalez.</p><p>“Source: The Dodgers have picked up Max Muncy’s option for 2026. It is valued at $10M,” Gonzalez wrote on X, formerly Twitter.</p><p>Muncy is the longest-tenured member of the team, which makes the decision to pick up his option a no-brainer. He had his best season at the plate this year since he received MVP votes in 2021, hitting .243 with 19 home runs, 67 RBIs, and an .846 OPS in 100 games. He had a quiet postseason, but had a huge play in Game 7 of the World Series against the Toronto Blue Jays with a home run in the eighth inning. That helped the team come back in the ninth inning and extra innings, which got them to clinch another title.</p><p>For the past few years, Muncy has dealt with injuries, with this season having a knee contusion in July and an oblique strain in August. Nonetheless, when he was playing, he made sure to be impactful and help the Dodgers wherever he could.</p><p>Muncy was in the final season of his two-year, $24 million extension that he signed in 2023. His $10 million option was seen as a bargain by many, especially with what he was able to do toward the end of the season.</p><p>With Muncy returning, he highlights one of the key pieces of the team that has been with them for some time. The team will miss <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/los-angeles-dodgers/dodgers-news-clayton-kershaw-retirement-gesture">Clayton Kershaw as he’s retiring</a>, but they should still have the players they need to compete for another World Series next season.</p><p>There’s no doubt that there will be more moves that the Dodgers make as the offseason continues.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Dodgers make final decision on Max Muncy’s $10 million contract option

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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>Though <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/los-angeles-dodgers/dodgers-news-yoshinobu-yamamoto-said-winning-world-series-mvp">Yoshinobu Yamamoto may have earned World Series MVP</a> for his once-in-a-lifetime three wins in the Fall Classic, Max Muncy may have a bit more claim for that honor than some Los Angeles Dodgers fans initially expect.</p><p>Why? Because the veteran third baseman saved <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/mlb-news-dodgers-blue-jays-bullpen-clears-after-andres-gimenez-hbp">Justin Wrobleski from being ejected for his bench-clearing interaction with Andrés Giménez</a>, which could have changed LA’s entire plan before Dave Roberts started rotating in his starters on the way to a <a href="https://x.com/FoulTerritoryTV/status/1985789142060376384" rel="noopener">Game 7 win</a>, as he explained on <i>Foul Territory</i>.</p><p>“You know, my first reaction was like, ‘H*ll yeah, don’t back down to this guy. Get him.’ And then immediately I was like, ‘Oh crap, we need him to stay in this game,'” Maxey explained.</p><p>“He’s got to throw some more batters. So I was like, I got to get him out of there. Um, yeah, my initial reaction was, ‘Yeah, go get him.’ But then I was like, ‘Oh man, we got to get, we got to make sure he stays in this game.’ And, you know, thankfully, the umpires all came up to me and they’re like, ‘If you didn’t get him out of there, we were probably gonna have to toss him, you know, because you know how that goes with the, the instigation rules.’ If you’re the guy that instigates it, then you’re usually the one that gets tossed, even though it’s not your fault.</p><p>“And so, you know, I knew we needed him for at least one or two, maybe three more batters just based on that part of the lineup. And I was, you know, so I was like, I got to get him out of there and make sure he stays in this game. And I talked to him the next day, and he was like, ‘Yeah, I appreciate it.’ You know, at first I think he was a little taken aback that I was not letting him get in the fight, but you know, it’s he had that mentality the whole postseason. Every time he pitched, he was coming after you. He didn’t care who you were.”</p><p>While things did get dicey for Wrobleski, in the end, he did his job for the Dodgers in a relatively rough circumstance, recording two Ks over 1.1 innings in place of Shohei Ohtani to set up Tyler Glasnow. In Muncy’s opinion, Wrobleski’s willingness to attack batters regardless of the moment perfectly embodies what LA wants from its pitchers, and why they are all World Series Champions once more.</p><p>“You know, that’s part of the things that I love about our pitchers is they, they start getting that attitude that they’re going to attack you and they don’t care,” Muncy declared. “And, um, you know, it’s the right attitude to have, but sometimes you have to have someone, you know, pull you out of there.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Max Muncy says umpires told him they would've had to eject Justin Wrobleski had he not held him back when the benches cleared in Game 7. <a href="https://t.co/EeauP8srZz">pic.twitter.com/EeauP8srZz</a></p><p>— Foul Territory (@FoulTerritoryTV) <a href="https://twitter.com/FoulTerritoryTV/status/1985789142060376384?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 4, 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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