Max Muncy: Dodgers Teammates Only Recently Began Baseball Activities

"The Los Angeles Dodgers became the first team in 25 years to repeat as World Series champions after outlasting the Toronto Blue Jays in seven games. With the Dodgers going the distance for a second consecutive year, it guaranteed another shortened offseason. The club had just over three months to recover before pitchers and catchers hold their first Spring Training workout at Camelback Ranch on Thursday, Feb. 13."

"Having a shorter offseason to train isn't ideal but the Dodgers successfully navigated that last year and still managed to win the World Series. L.A. dealt with numerous injuries but got healthier as the 2025 season progressed and achieved their full potential as key players returned. The Dodgers will look to lean on experience and veteran leadership to help them overcome a second consecutive shortened offseason."

"During an appearance on "Foul Territory," Max Muncy admitted that many of his teammates will still be ramping up when Spring Training workouts begin next month: After another short offseason, Max Muncy says a lot of his teammates have just recently begun baseball activities. "Spring Training this year is gonna be more like it was in the old days, where you're really starting to ramp up instead of showing up to fully ready to go." pic.twitter.com/r4vCO3mnRh - Foul Territory (@FoulTerritoryTV) January 28, 2026"

The Los Angeles Dodgers repeated as World Series champions, the first team to repeat in 25 years after outlasting the Toronto Blue Jays in seven games. The repeat creates a shortened offseason of just over three months before pitchers and catchers report to Spring Training at Camelback Ranch on Feb. 13. Players in the 2026 World Baseball Classic — Shohei Ohtani, Will Smith and Yoshinobu Yamamoto — will report to camps a few days earlier and face an even shorter break. Many players will still be ramping up when Spring Training begins, resembling traditional ramp-up periods rather than arriving fully ready, so the team will lean on veteran experience and leadership to navigate the compact preparation window.

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