Dodgers’ Max Muncy Expects to Miss 6 Weeks with Left Knee Bone Bruise
- Last Wednesday, Dodgers third baseman Max Muncy suffered a left knee bone bruise after a collision at third base and was placed on the injured list.
- During the sixth inning, White Sox's Michael A. Taylor slid into third causing a collision with Muncy, who grabbed his knee in pain.
- An MRI showed no structural damage in Muncy's knee, who has 13 home runs and 55 RBIs this season, just before Kershaw's 3,000th strikeout.
- The Dodgers placed Muncy on the injured list and recalled Esteury Ruiz from Triple-A, who batted.292 with 8 homers in 66 games.
- Recovery projections suggest Muncy will miss about six weeks, impacting his All-Star prospects, as he was edged out by Manny Machado with an.838 OPS to date.
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Dodgers’ Max Muncy expects to miss 6 weeks with left knee bone bruise
LOS ANGELES — Dodgers third baseman Max Muncy went on the injured list on Thursday with a left knee bone bruise. He had an MRI that showed no structural damage. He’s expected to be out about six weeks. “It was obviously amazing hearing the news that nothing was torn, nothing was ripped,” said Muncy, who was walking gingerly. “That was obviously a huge sigh of relief for me, but it still sounds like too long of a time in my head.” He left in the …
Dodgers’ Max Muncy heads to IL with left knee bone bruise
The third baseman expresses relief after an MRI reveals no structural damage, but he is expected to miss about six weeks. He was helped off the field Wednesday night after a collision with the White Sox’s Michael A. Taylor on a stolen base attempt.
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