Dodgers’ Dave Roberts Reveals How Max Muncy Injury Impacts Trade Deadline Plans

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Mere moments before Los Angeles Dodgers legend Clayton Kershaw secured the 3,000th strikeout of a professional baseball career that will one day end in Cooperstown, All-Star third baseman Max Muncy suffered a scary injury while tagging out a runner attempting to steal third. This not only brought an eerie feeling over Dodger Stadium as the severity of the collision was still unknown, but it put an abrupt pause to what has been an increasingly productive stretch from Muncy this season. Muncy entered the month of May hitting just .194, but has since had a slash line of .282/.410/.546 with a .956 OPS. Muncy’s struggles up until May created a bit of a stir in terms of what the future of third base would look like.

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