Max Muncy

It wasn’t Mookie Betts, Shohei Ohtani or Freddie Freeman who swung Sunday's game with his stick but Max Muncy, showing the Dodgers' depth.

Muncy spent his offseason focusing on better agility and mobility in hopes of reemerging as an above-average defender.

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The deal includes a $5 million signing bonus and will pay Muncy $7 million in 2024 and $12 million in 2025, per sources.

These Dodgers are not the regular season juggernaut of years past, but only the Braves have higher odds of winning the World Series.

With the Dodgers fresh off a 6-game winning streak, the Padres were once again waiting to halt the momentum.

Gavin Stone wobbled in his MLB debut but that was all but forgotten by the time the Dodgers overcame a 5-0 deficit.

As Max Muncy’s brief absence loomed, the club had Busch make nine starts at third — a position he hadn’t played as a professional.

"It's been one of his, maybe his best, tear (at the plate)," manager Dave Roberts said of Muncy.

In his 15-pitch at-bat, Freeman pushed the snowball that turned into a 10-5 avalanche of a victory against the Giants.

Muncy went 4-for-4 — 2 home runs, including a grand slam, with 7 RBIs — to end the Dodgers' three-game skid with a 9-1 win over the Giants.

"When this game gets you down, it really gets you down. You just have to find a way to weather the storm," Muncy said.

Now fully recovered from his 2021 injury, Muncy is determined. "I have to be better. There's no excuse for what happened (last year)."

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