The Dodgers have placed infielder Max Muncy on the 10-day IL with a right wrist fracture. The move is retroactive to Thursday.
Muncy is optimistic he'll need to miss just two weeks:
MRI on Max Muncy’s wrist this morning revealed a small fracture. “Its average news. It’s not good news or bad news,” he said. Optimistic that he can return in 2 weeks. Adamant that he will be back for playoffs #Dodgers
— Bill Plunkett (@billplunkettocr) August 30, 2019
He suffered the injury on Wednesday when Matt Strahm of the Padres hit him with a pitch. Muncy was removed from the game shortly thereafter, and as Bill Plunkett tweets above a Thursday MRI revealed the break.
This season, the 28-year-old Muncy has batted .253/.375/.525 (135 OPS+) with 33 home runs and 82 walks in 129 games. Along the way, he's spent time at first, second, and third.
The Dodgers have a safe lead in the NL West and hold a comfortable advantage over the Braves in the race for the best record in the NL, but they're in a tight struggle with the Astros and Yankees for best overall record in MLB and by extension home-field advantage in a potential World Series matchup with either of the two AL powerhouses.
