Max Muncy heads to IL with what Dodgers are calling a left knee bone bruise
The Dodgers will be without Max Muncy after the third baseman was placed on the injured list Thursday with what the team is calling a bone bruise in his left knee. Muncy was injured in the sixth inning of Wednesday's walk-off win over the Chicago White Sox when Chicago's Michael Taylor slid headfirst into third on an unsuccessful attempt to steal third base.
The Dodgers now have 13 players on the injured list.
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Taylor's helmet hit Muncy's knee, bending it sideways and flipping the infielder to the ground. The collision was so gruesome, SportsNet LA, which was broadcasting the game, did not show replays. Muncy writhed on the ground in obvious pain before being helped to the clubhouse.
Taylor also left the game with a shoulder contusion. The White Sox have listed his status as day to day.
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Muncy's place on the roster was taken by outfielder Esteury Ruiz, who was acquired on April 2 from the Athletics in exchange for minor league right-handed pitcher Carlos Duran. Ruiz appeared in 66 games for Triple-A Oklahoma City, batting .292 with eight homers, 37 RBIs and 38 stolen bases.
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Muncy's absence will leave a big hole in the Dodgers' lineup. He led the team with a .333 average and 24 RBIs in June, when he matched Shohei Ohtani for the lead in home runs with seven. He is hitting .250/.375/.457 for the season and is third on the team with 55 RBIs.
'He's huge,' pitcher Clayton Kershaw, who was on the mound when the injury happened, said of Muncy. 'I don't really know why he stole there. It just seemed unnecessary. We're all holding our breath that Munc is going to be OK.
'He's obviously a huge part of our team, especially the last two months.'
Michael Taylor's helmet collided with Max Muncy's left knee on his unsuccessful attempt to steal third base, injuring Muncy in the process.
(Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)
Miguel Rojas, who hasn't played since injuring his left hand on an attempted steal Sunday, started at third base Thursday. Kiké Hernández, who took Muncy's place Wednesday, is also likely to see some time at third in Muncy's absence.
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Hernández is hitting .204/2.70/.383 while Rojas, primarily a second baseman, is batting .250/.289/.380.
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