he Dodgers move their third baseman to the 60-day injured list, barring his return before July 16 due to an ongoing recovery from an oblique strain.
Max Muncy will have to wait a little longer before returning to the Los Angeles Dodgers, per the club's announcement on Friday.making him ineligible to return before July 16. He has been on the field several times fielding ground balls but still has a few steps in his recovery from an oblique strain.In a corresponding move, Kyle Hurt was activated and optioned to the minorsMuncy's timeline has been slower than anticipated. The last major update regarding his injury was on Sunday.
. "He wasn’t even swinging the bat, but even the rotational plyos. So honestly, I don’t know a timeline, but it’s even slower than I think we all expected.” Muncy's absence highlighted the team's lack of depth at third base and forced the Dodgers to make a deal with the Toronto Blue Jays for Cavan Biggio. Unfortunately, the newly acquired infielder hasn't found his stride. He is 3-for-17 in six games with the Dodgers.
Hopefully, Biggio will begin to feel comfortable on his new team soon and the Dodgers can find some of the missing offense that Muncy's injury has taken to the IL.Maren Angus-Coombs was born in Los Angeles and raised in Nashville, Tenn. She is a graduate of Middle Tennessee State and has been a sports writer since 2008. Despite growing up in the South, her sports obsession has always been in Los Angeles. She is currently a staff writer at the LA Sports Report Network.
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