The Los Angeles Dodgers have positioned third baseman Max Muncy on the 10-day injured listing with a left knee bone bruise. Outfielder Esteury Ruiz has been known as as much as exchange him on the energetic roster.
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Muncy suffered the harm within the sixth inning of Wednesday’s sport. White Sox outfielder Michael A. Taylor slid into Muncy’s knee whereas attempting to steal third base. Muncy’s knee bent backwards and he went down in speedy ache.
After the sport, Muncy underwent preliminary assessments that led supervisor Dave Roberts to really feel optimistic about his harm.
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“Quite a lot of the assessments that they did proper now, we really feel optimistic,” Roberts mentioned Wednesday night time. “And I feel that our hope is that it’s a sprain. So clearly, for the subsequent few days, I’m positive he’ll most likely be down, however the MRI (Thursday) will present extra.”
Nonetheless, Muncy will now miss time because of the unlucky harm. Within the interim, Ruiz will get his first shot on the MLB stage with the Dodgers.
The speedy outfielder who stole 67 bases with the Athletics in 2023 had slashed .292/.394/.458 with eight house runs, 37 RBIs, 38 stolen bases and an OPS of .852 with Triple-A Oklahoma Metropolis.
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