The Los Angeles Dodgers are putting All-Star third baseman Max Muncy on the injured record with a Grade 1 indirect pressure, Dodgers supervisor Dave Roberts introduced Friday.
Buddy Kennedy, who the crew simply claimed off waivers from the Toronto Blue Jays, is being activated.
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Muncy suffered the harm forward of Wednesday’s recreation in opposition to the Los Angeles Angels whereas doing pregame cage work. Muncy reported soreness in his facet and underwent testing which revealed a pressure.
Muncy will miss greater than the minimal 10 days on the injured record, per Roberts, and the supervisor stated will probably be every week to week factor. Roberts stated it’s much like what Muncy handled final season, however extra gentle. Muncy missed three months final season with the harm.
“I don’t suppose anybody expects it to be season-ending,” Roberts stated of Muncy’s new harm.
The Dodgers offense has struggled mightily with out Muncy this season, averaging simply 3.47 runs per recreation within the 32 video games he’s missed.
Conversely, when Muncy performs, the Dodgers have averaged 5.79 runs per recreation.
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Muncy missed just a little over a month after struggling a knee harm in early July when Chicago White Sox outfielder Michael A. Taylor slid into his knee. The slugging third baseman managed to return forward of schedule, however is now going again on the IL just a bit over every week after his return.
Muncy is way from the one place participant sidelined, as Tommy Edman, Kiké Hernandez and Hyeseong Kim are all out with various accidents.
The Dodgers enter Friday evening’s recreation in opposition to the Padres in second place within the Nationwide League West, one recreation again of the streaking Friars.
The Dodgers might want to handle with out Muncy for the foreseeable future as they appear to get again into first place within the NL West and keep their standing within the playoff race with lower than two months to go within the common season.
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