BIOGRAPHY
Maxwell Steven Muncy was born on August 25, 1990, in Midland, Texas. He is an infielder in the MLB.
Muncy attended Keller High School in Keller, Texas. The Cleveland Indians selected him in the 41st round of the 2009 Major League Baseball Draft. He did not sign with Cleveland and attended Baylor University. He played college baseball for the Baylor Bears from 2010 to 2012, and also played collegiate summer baseball for the Wareham Gatemen of the Cape Cod Baseball League.
The Oakland Athletics selected Muncy in the fifth round of the 2012 Major League Baseball draft. He made his professional debut with the Burlington Bees of the Class A Midwest League, hitting .275/.383/.432 with four home runs in 64 games. He started the 2013 season with the Stockton Ports of the Class A-Advanced California League before being promoted to the Midland RockHounds of the Class AA Texas League. At the time of his promotion he was leading the California League with 21 home runs and 76 runs batted in (RBIs). In total, Muncy hit .273/.381/.476 with 25 home runs and 100 RBIs. After the season, he played for the Mesa Solar Sox of the Arizona Fall League. He returned to Midland in 2014.
Muncy signed a minor league contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers on April 27, 2017, and they assigned him to the Oklahoma City Dodgers of the PCL. In 109 games, he hit .309 with 12 homers and 44 RBIs. Muncy was called up to the Dodgers on April 17, 2018. He hit his 20th home run for the Dodgers in his 183rd at bat, setting a franchise record.
Muncy led the Dodgers in home runs and was fifth in the National League with 35. He was second in runs batted in for the Dodgers with 79, despite only playing in 137 games. Muncy also exhibited his versatility as he started games at first base (58), third base (30) and second base (13) and also played in the outfield.
In the 2018 World Series, Muncy hit a walk-off home run in the 18th inning of Game 3 for a 3-2 win over the Boston Red Sox, ending the longest game (by both innings and time) in World Series history, after 7 hours and 20 minutes. Muncy also scored the then-tying run in the 13th inning of the same game.
In 2019, Muncy was selected to the 2019 Major League Baseball All-Star Game as an injury replacement, his first all-star appearance, replacing Washington Nationals third baseman Anthony Rendon. On August 30, 2019, Muncy was placed on injured list with a wrist fracture. He finished the 2019 regular season, playing in 142 games, hitting .251 with 35 home runs and 98 RBIs.
On May 30, 2021, Muncy hit his 100th career home run off of Zack Littell of the San Francisco Giants. In July, he was selected to represent the Dodgers at the All-Star Game. Muncy finished the 2021 season batting .249/.368/.527 with 36 home runs and 94 RBIs. In the final game of the regular season, Muncy dislocated his elbow when Jace Peterson of the Milwaukee Brewers collided with his arm while he was attempting to field the ball at first base, making him unavailable for the playoffs.
On August 22, 2022, Muncy signed a one-year contract extension worth $13.5 million for the 2023 season, which also included a $10 million club option for 2024, with incentives. He played in 136 games in 2022, with most of his starts at third base after the team acquired Freddie Freeman to play first.
