Dodgers’ Max Muncy Opens up About His Knee Injury

Dodgers’ Max Muncy Opens up About His Knee Injury originally appeared on Athlon Sports.

Los Angeles Dodgers infielder Max Muncy left the Dodgers' game against the Washington Nationals on July 2 after a collision at third base and has since been placed on the injured list.

However, after the tests came back, Muncy is extremely thankful for the results, even though he will miss some time.

The injury occurred on a play where Nationals outfielder Michael A. Taylor attempted to steal third. Muncy made an acrobatic play to leap and catch the throw to third and tag Taylor for the out. However, Taylor's head collided with Muncy's knee, causing it to bend in an awkward position, and Muncy went down hard.

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Muncy was on the ground for a while before being helped off the field, and feared he had torn something in his knee. Luckily, after running tests, the Dodgers announced it was a left knee bruise.

"I was on crutches so, I mean, obviously it was pretty bad. It's one of those things where you get anything around your knee like that - you automatically fear the worst, especially with that kind of impact - my whole leg kind of went numb immediately, so obviously I thought something bad had happened," Muncy said on Foul Territory. But, we went down underneath, did x-rays immediately. They did the ACL test, and all that stuff where they're yanking on your knee, and obviously I didn't feel great, but it didn't feel as bad as what I thought it would have felt if I had torn something.

"So I started feeling optimistic immediately - didn't get the scans til the next day, but, yeah, it was just kind of a crappy situation that somehow miraculously nothing bad happened out of that, except for just a bruise. "

While it was a scary moment at Dodger Stadium, it quickly got better. The next batter after Muncy left the game ended up being Clayton Kershaw's 3,000th strikeout, and for Muncy, the tests showed no tears and just a bone bruise.

It was a frightening moment for the 10-year veteran, but he's just thankful he'll be able to play again this season. The Dodgers expect to be without Muncy for six weeks while his left leg heals.

"It's surprisingly good. It's going to be a slow process, but we avoided the major stuff so I'm very thankful about that," Muncy said. "Like I said the other day, I get to come back and play baseball this year, so to me that's the biggest thing."

Muncy's six-week time frame would bring him back in mid-to-late August to finish up the regular season before the Dodgers get set for the postseason.

Despite numerous injuries, the Dodgers still lead the NL West and have the best record in the National League. They'll be without Muncy for some time, but he should be back for another postseason run.

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This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jul 9, 2025, where it first appeared.