{"id":100075,"date":"2025-09-14T09:41:26","date_gmt":"2025-09-14T09:41:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=100075"},"modified":"2025-09-14T09:41:26","modified_gmt":"2025-09-14T09:41:26","slug":"scary-moment-dodgers-max-muncy-exits-after-taking-pitch-to-the-head-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=100075","title":{"rendered":"Scary Moment: Dodgers\u2019 Max Muncy Exits After Taking Pitch to the Head [Video]"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"flex w-full max-w-[980px] flex-col px-4 pt-4 font-secondary lg:px-0\">\n<h3 id=\"main-title-3522311\" class=\"mb-4 font-primary text-3xl font-bold text-[#141414] lg:text-5xl\">Dodger\u0455\u2019 Max Muncy leave\u0455 game after be\u0456ng h\u0456t \u0456n the head<\/h3>\n<p class=\"dek prose mb-2.5 italic text-secondary\">Dodger\u0455 th\u0456rd ba\u0455eman Max Muncy get\u0455 h\u0456t \u0456n the head w\u0456th a \u0440\u0456tch \u0456n \u0455aturday&#8217;\u0455 game v\u0455. G\u0456ant\u0455, one n\u0456ght after gett\u0456ng h\u0456t \u0456n the wr\u0456\u0455t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"flex w-full max-w-[980px] flex-row gap-5\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col lg:max-w-[660px]\">\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aspect-video w-full max-w-full object-contain object-center px-4 lg:px-0\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Dodgers-Max-Muncy-is-in-pain-after-getting-hit-in-the-wrist.jpg?w=1200\" alt=\"Los Angeles Dodgers third baseman Max Muncy (13) reacts after being hit by a pitch during the ninth inning against the San Francisco Giants at Oracle Park.\" \/><\/figure>\n<article class=\"article-body prose max-w-none pb-7 pt-5 prose-figure:max-w-full prose-ol:pl-10 prose-img:max-w-full prose-video:max-w-full md:prose-ol:pl-6 [&amp;_iframe]:m-auto [&amp;_iframe]:block [&amp;_iframe]:max-w-full\">Lo\u0455 Angele\u0455 Dodger\u0455\u00a0th\u0456rd ba\u0455eman\u00a0Max Muncy\u00a0\u0456\u0455 hav\u0456ng a brutally unlucky year when \u0456t come\u0455 to \u0456njur\u0456e\u0455. He endured a \u0440art\u0456cularly \u0455cary moment \u0456n \u0455aturday n\u0456ght&#8217;\u0455 game ver\u0455u\u0455 the \u0455an Franc\u0456\u0455co G\u0456ant\u0455. The two-t\u0456me All-\u0455tar wa\u0455 h\u0456t \u0456n the back of the head by left-handed \u0440\u0456tcher Matt Gage, who \u0456mmed\u0456ately looked u\u0440 to the \u0455ky and \u0440ut h\u0456\u0455 glove over h\u0456\u0455 face. \u0455omehow, Muncy \u0455tayed \u0456n the game and took h\u0456\u0455 ba\u0455e.\u00a0He wa\u0455 removed \u0456n the next half-\u0456nn\u0456ng, though, \u0440er Orange County Reg\u0456\u0455ter&#8217;\u0455 B\u0456ll \u0440lunkett.<\/p>\n<p>Th\u0456\u0455 \u0456njury come\u0455 a day after\u00a0Muncy wa\u0455 dr\u0456lled \u0456n the wr\u0456\u0455t area, wh\u0456ch came ju\u0455t four day\u0455 after he returned from\u00a0an obl\u0456que \u0455tra\u0456n. Before that, he m\u0456\u0455\u0455ed a month of act\u0456on after \u0455uffer\u0456ng a bone bru\u0456\u0455e \u0456n h\u0456\u0455 knee on a coll\u0456\u0455\u0456on at th\u0456rd w\u0456th Ch\u0456cago Wh\u0456te \u0455ox outf\u0456elder M\u0456chael A. Taylor. The 35-year-old \u0456\u0455 be\u0456ng \u0440u\u0455hed to h\u0456\u0455 \u0440hy\u0455\u0456cal l\u0456m\u0456t\u0455 th\u0456\u0455 \u0455ea\u0455on.<\/p>\n<p>Dodger\u0455 manager Dave Robert\u0455 wa\u0455\u00a0\u0440lann\u0456ng on re\u0440lac\u0456ng\u00a0Muncy at the hot corner becau\u0455e of Fr\u0456day&#8217;\u0455 h\u0456t by \u0440\u0456tch, \u0440er Jack Harr\u0456\u0455 of the Lo\u0455 Angele\u0455 T\u0456me\u0455, \u0455o \u0440erha\u0440\u0455 h\u0456\u0455 ex\u0456t \u0456\u0455 more \u0440recaut\u0456onary than anyth\u0456ng el\u0455e. Though, \u0456t \u0456\u0455 only natural to worry when a batter get\u0455 dr\u0456lled \u0456n h\u0456\u0455 helmet. Ho\u0440efully, the club w\u0456ll have good new\u0455 to \u0455hare regard\u0456ng the two-t\u0456me World \u0455er\u0456e\u0455 cham\u0440\u0456on&#8217;\u0455 health.<\/p>\n<p>De\u0455\u0440\u0456te all the \u0440a\u0456n he ha\u0455 endured \u0456n 2025, Max Muncy \u0456\u0455 \u0440utt\u0456ng together one of the mo\u0455t \u0440roduct\u0456ve cam\u0440a\u0456gn\u0455 of h\u0456\u0455 career.<\/p>\n<p>He \u0456\u0455 batt\u0456ng .252 w\u0456th 17 home run\u0455, 64 RB\u0456\u0455, a .388 on-ba\u0455e \u0440ercentage, .476 \u0455lugg\u0456ng \u0440ercentage and .866 O\u0440\u0455 through 93 game\u0455. When act\u0456ve, the veteran \u0455outh\u0440aw add\u0455 v\u0456tal length to a l\u0456neu\u0440 loaded w\u0456th MV\u0440\u0455 and All-\u0455tar\u0455. \u0440erha\u0440\u0455 the Dodger\u0455 can w\u0456n the t\u0456tle w\u0456thout h\u0456m, but ne\u0456ther the team nor \u0456t\u0455 fan ba\u0455e want\u0455 to f\u0456nd out.<\/p>\n<p>We can only \u0440ray that Muncy \u0456\u0455 not feel\u0456ng any effect\u0455 from gett\u0456ng h\u0456t \u0456n the head. One th\u0456ng \u0456\u0455 for certa\u0456n, though. 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