After a difficult 2023, Max Muncy is already again as his previous self. He struggled defensively early within the season — due partially, he says, to issues with the brand new turf put in at Dodger Stadium — and handled knee discomfort within the second half. Offensively, he posted a lower-than-usual .212 batting common.
However now, Muncy is transferring and feeling a lot better. He's already hit a house run in spring coaching and is ready to assault the ball defensively, coming all the way down to cease balls in a approach he couldn't final yr.
The primary indicators of progress got here after Muncy's new offseason routine, which targeted extra on mobility than energy and getting used to totally different positions with out losing interest.
“He's on a mission,” basic supervisor Brandon Gomes mentioned. “He's actually targeted proper now. And we're excited to get him on the market.”
Supervisor Dave Roberts agrees, noting to Fabian Ardaya at The Athletic that Muncy is “in nice form” and displaying he might be a extra constant fielder this season.
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Jake Mintz and Jordan Shusterman at Yahoo Sports activities talked concerning the enormous media presence surrounding Shohei Ohtani at spring coaching and the way it modified the texture of the preseason for everybody.
Is it attainable that Ohtani might be an excellent larger menace this season? Jack Harris on the Los Angeles Instances thinks so, particularly because the star is just specializing in hitting this yr.
The MLB.com crew took a take a look at the Dodgers' pitching rotation for this season, analyzing every little thing from depth to the person contributions of rookies like Yoshinobu Yamamoto.
