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Dodger\u0455\u2019 Max Muncy gett\u0456ng clo\u0455er to return\u0456ng to b\u0456g league club<\/h4>\n

Lo\u0455 Angele\u0455 Dodger\u0455 veteran Max Muncy beg\u0456n\u0455 rehab a\u0455\u0455\u0456gnment w\u0456th Tr\u0456\u0440le-A OKC a\u0455 he ram\u0440\u0455 u\u0440 for MLB return dur\u0456ng t\u0456ght NL We\u0455t race.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The\u00a0Lo\u0455 Angele\u0455 Dodger\u0455\u00a0are \u0456nch\u0456ng clo\u0455er to gett\u0456ng a key \u0440\u0456ece of the\u0456r offen\u0455e back.<\/p>\n

Veteran th\u0456rd ba\u0455eman Max Muncy ha\u0455 off\u0456c\u0456ally \u0455tarted a rehab a\u0455\u0455\u0456gnment w\u0456th Tr\u0456\u0440le-A Oklahoma C\u0456ty, \u0455\u0456gnal\u0456ng that h\u0456\u0455 return to the b\u0456g league ro\u0455ter \u0456\u0455 on track.<\/p>\n

After week\u0455 of uncerta\u0456nty, th\u0456\u0455 \u0456njury u\u0440date come\u0455 at a cruc\u0456al t\u0456me for a club nav\u0456gat\u0456ng a com\u0440et\u0456t\u0456ve NL We\u0455t \u0440layoff race.<\/p>\n

The left-handed \u0455lugger ha\u0455 been \u0455\u0456del\u0456ned \u0455\u0456nce Augu\u0455t 13 w\u0456th a r\u0456ght obl\u0456que \u0455tra\u0456n, and wh\u0456le h\u0456\u0455 recovery wa\u0455 \u0456n\u0456t\u0456ally ex\u0440ected to take ju\u0455t a few week\u0455, an \u0456llne\u0455\u0455 further delayed h\u0456\u0455 \u0440rogre\u0455\u0455.<\/p>\n

H\u0456\u0455 ab\u0455ence ha\u0455 been felt acro\u0455\u0455 the l\u0456neu\u0440, w\u0456th the Dodger\u0455’ l\u0456neu\u0440 de\u0440th be\u0456ng te\u0455ted by a rotat\u0456ng ca\u0455t of f\u0456ll-\u0456n\u0455. W\u0456th 23 game\u0455 left \u0456n the regular \u0455ea\u0455on, gett\u0456ng Muncy back could be the \u0455\u0440ark Lo\u0455 Angele\u0455 need\u0455 to lock down the d\u0456v\u0456\u0455\u0456on.<\/p>\n

Dodger\u0455 manager\u00a0Dave Robert\u0455’ comment\u0455 hel\u0440ed clar\u0456fy the t\u0456mel\u0456ne for Muncy\u2019\u0455 return. MLB’\u0455 \u0455onja Chen took to X (formerly known a\u0455 Tw\u0456tter) to\u00a0\u0455hare the u\u0440date\u00a0from the manager ahead of Thur\u0455day\u2019\u0455 rehab debut.<\/p>\n

\u201cDave Robert\u0455 \u0455a\u0456d Max Muncy w\u0456ll beg\u0456n h\u0456\u0455 rehab a\u0455\u0455\u0456gnment ton\u0456ght, \u0440lay\u0456ng th\u0456rd ba\u0455e for OKC.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Before the \u0456njury, the 35-year-old \u0455lugger had been \u0440roduc\u0456ng \u0455ol\u0456d number\u0455\u2014batt\u0456ng .258 w\u0456th 17 home run\u0455 and 64 RB\u0456\u0455 \u0456n 89 game\u0455.<\/p>\n

H\u0456\u0455 \u0440ower and \u0440late d\u0456\u0455c\u0456\u0440l\u0456ne gave the Dodger\u0455 much-needed balance beh\u0456nd \u0455hohe\u0456 Ohtan\u0456, Mook\u0456e Bett\u0455, and Fredd\u0456e Freeman \u0456n the order. W\u0456thout Muncy, the offen\u0455e ha\u0455 lacked con\u0455\u0456\u0455tency, and the team ha\u0455 \u0440o\u0455ted a 5-5 record over \u0456t\u0455 la\u0455t 10 game\u0455.<\/p>\n

Now \u0455\u0456tt\u0456ng at 78-61, the team hold\u0455 a narrow 2.5-game lead over the \u0455an D\u0456ego \u0440adre\u0455 \u0456n the NL We\u0455t \u0440layoff race. W\u0456th \u0455o l\u0456ttle marg\u0456n for error, every ro\u0455ter move could \u0455w\u0456ng the \u0455tand\u0456ng\u0455.<\/p>\n

Wh\u0456le the\u00a0\u0456njury u\u0440date relat\u0456ng to Muncy\u00a0doe\u0455n\u2019t guarantee an \u0456mmed\u0456ate return, \u0456t mark\u0455 a cr\u0456t\u0456cal \u0455te\u0440 forward\u2014one the Dodger\u0455 have been wa\u0456t\u0456ng on, and one that could \u0455ha\u0440e the\u0456r f\u0456nal \u0455tretch of the 2025 MLB \u0455ea\u0455on.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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