Max Muncy is set to begin a rehab assignment this week and could be activated by the Dodgers' next road trip in Pittsburgh. The Dodgers averaged 5.79 runs per game with Muncy in the lineup and 3.42 without him. Muncy began the season slow but adopted glasses to correct astigmatism and improved significantly, hitting .295 with a 1.040 OPS, 17 home runs and 60 RBIs over a 61-game stretch. A knee injury in early July and a recent right oblique strain have sidelined him, making the rehab assignment the first step toward his return.
Manager Dave Roberts reported ahead of the eventual win that All-Star third baseman Max Muncy is set to begin a rehab assignment this week, and by the Dodgers next road trip in Pittsburgh, he can be activated. More news: Mookie Betts Thinks Dodgers, Padres Race for NL West Will Help LA in Postseason It was evident in the first two games against the Friars, but the Dodgers offense seems to have a habit of going flat lately.
Muncy had a rough start to the season, batting just .180 across his first 28 games of the season. On April 30, Muncy started to sport glasses that addresed astigmatism an eye doctor found with the slugger. Similar to what happened to Kiké Hernández last season after wearing the glasses, Muncy saw increased production, including his first dinger of the year during his first game with the new specs.
Since then, Muncy is batting .295 with a 1.040 OPS. He has slugged 17 home runs and 60 RBIs within that 61 game span. He is without a doubt an integral part of the lineup, but after a knee injury sidelined him for about a month in early July, mere moments before Clayton Kershaw tossed the 3,000th strikeout of his career, and most recently, a right oblique strain, the offense has felt his absence.
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