Los Angeles Dodgers activate Max Muncy and place Tommy Edman on the injured list. The Los Angeles Dodgers have activated third baseman Max Muncy from the injured list this Monday, while infielder Tommy Edman was placed on the injured list due to a recurrence of a right ankle injury. Edman suffered what the Dodgers called a sprain while running to first base in the fifth inning of Sunday’s game against the Tampa Bay Rays. Edman, 30, had already been out the first two weeks of May with a right ankle injury and had been struggling practically since he returned, batting .214/.273/.323 in a stretch of 56 games. Dodgers manager Dave Roberts did not provide a timeline for Edman’s return, but said he “will be back at some point.” The Dodgers do not want him to return until he is fully recovered.
Muncy returned to his usual number 5 position for the first game of a three-game home series against the St. Louis Cardinals. A little over a month ago, I didn’t think I would play again this year.We have to make sure we do everything on the front end so we don’t have a setback.
Dave Roberts, Dodgers manager
In the sixth inning on July 2, with Clayton Kershaw just one strikeout away from 3,000, Chicago White Sox outfielder Michael A. Taylor slid headfirst into Muncy’s left knee and appeared to trigger a season-ending injury. Muncy’s initial thought, he said, was: “I have to get off this field so Kersh can keep pitching.” As he headed for the tunnel, Muncy was basically convinced his season was over.
But then he lay on a trainer’s table while the Dodgers’ medical team palpated his left leg and he didn’t feel intense pain where he was supposed to feel it. They told him the knee felt strong, that the swelling wasn’t as bad as anticipated. An MRI the next morning revealed no structural damage. Muncy eventually returned in less than five weeks, after five rehab games in Triple-A.
While I was there on the ground that night, I thought for sure: ‘This is it'”, Muncy said. “At that moment, obviously, you have a million things that start going through your mind. Obviously, they’re all the worst. It’s hard to maintain a positive attitude in a moment like that. But I try to be grateful and blessed to be able to return to the baseball field this year. I’m going to try to enjoy every second knowing how close I was to not being there for myself.
Max Muncy
