Los Angeles Dodgers activate Max Muncy; Tommy Edman placed on Injured List

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The Los Angeles Dodgers have activated infielder Max Muncy from the injured list and placed infielder Tommy Edman on the injured list with a sprained ankle.

Max Muncy Returns to Dodgers Lineup

Max Muncy, 34, rejoins the Dodgers after being sidelined since July 3. During his rehab stint with Triple-A Oklahoma City, Muncy went 5-for-15 with a home run across five games.

In 81 games this season, Muncy is hitting:

  • .250 batting average
  • 13 home runs
  • 55 RBI

On May 31 vs. the Yankees, Muncy hit his 200th career home run, and he is now tied with Matt Kemp for seventh on the Dodgers’ all-time home run list with 203 homers.

Over eight seasons with Los Angeles, Muncy has compiled:

  • .232/.358/.484 slash line
  • 575 career RBI

Before joining the Dodgers, Muncy played two seasons with the Oakland Athletics, hitting five homers and driving in 17 runs across 96 games. He was selected by Oakland in the fifth round of the 2012 MLB Draft out of Baylor University.

Tommy Edman Heads to Injured List

Tommy Edman, 29, lands on the injured list for the second time this season due to a sprained ankle. In 86 games this year, Edman is batting:

  • .228 average
  • 12 home runs
  • 44 RBI

The 2024 NLCS MVP is in his second season with the Dodgers, having hit 18 homers in 123 games since joining the club. Across seven MLB seasons with the St. Louis Cardinals (2019–2023) and Dodgers (2024–present), Edman owns a career slash line of:

  • .259/.313/.407
  • 71 home runs
  • 286 RBI

A former Stanford standout, Edman was drafted by the Cardinals in the sixth round of the 2016 MLB Draft.

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