Saturday earlier than he was ejected, Max Muncy hit his thirtieth residence run of the season. That is the fourth season since becoming a member of the Dodgers in 2018 the place he has hit at the very least 30 residence runs. With the feat, he landed himself amongst franchise elite and he joined MLB Corridor of Famers Duke Snider, Roy Campanella, and Mike Piazza, and LA legend Eric Karros as the one gamers ever to perform this feat.
By reaching the 30-HR mark for the 4th time, Max Muncy joins an unique record of @Dodgers with at the very least 4 seasons of 30+ HR:
Gil Hodges (6)Duke Snider (6)Eric Karros (5)Mike Piazza (4)Roy Campanella (4) pic.twitter.com/xE0LnuqSfg
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Whereas Muncy is having a troublesome season each offensively and defensively, he nonetheless has energy. Since 2018 when he joined the Dodgers, Muncy has been a dependable energy hitter. If the 2020 season wasn’t abbreviated, he probably would have had at the very least thirty residence runs once more.
Muncy suffered a dislocated elbow on the final day of the 2021 common season. Since then, he hasn’t been the identical hitter. He nonetheless has energy, however he’s struggled to hit for common. Earlier than the damage, Muncy was a .250 hitter.
In 2022, he had a .196 batting common, and this season he has a .197 batting common. Muncy has a superb eye for the strike zone. Often, poor umpiring hurts him. Nonetheless, Muncy must be aggressive when a pitch is on the nook of the strike zone. This is able to enable him to have the next batting common.
Points apart, that is nonetheless an unimaginable feat for a man that signed a minor league take care of Los Angeles after being forged off by the Oakland A’s following the 2016 season. His title will eternally be etched alongside among the finest to ever go well with up for the group.
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