Los Angeles dodged a bullet when Max Muncie didn’t suffer a serious knee injury after Chicago’s White Sox outfielder Michael A. Taylor slipped onto him.
But they didn’t realize how lucky they were.
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On Friday, just two weeks after Muncie was injured, the third baseman shook for the first time on the field at Stadium. He also started throwing and jogging.
Manager Dave Roberts said Muncie could return “a lot faster than expected.”
Muncy’s first return timeline is six weeks, and will get him back on track from mid- to late August. But with his progress, it sounds like he could potentially return even earlier by early August.
“We’re right where we think we should be,” Muncie said Friday. “It all feels great, and there are no lingering side effects to it.
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He also said he didn’t think the injury would affect his swing as it was outside his knee.
“Overall,” Muncie added.
The ‘ offense struggled without an All-Star three-base move, and have averaged only three runs per game since his injury.
From May 7th to July 2nd (which coincided with Muncy’s Hot Streaks), the averaged 5.78 runs per game. Meanwhile, Muncy hit .304 with 12 home runs, 48 RBI and OPS 1.009.
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