According to the latest updates, Third baseman Max Muncy and the Los Angeles Dodgers agreed to a $24 million, two-year contract on Thursday.
The Los Angeles Dodgers agreed to terms with infielder Max Muncy on a two-year contract through the 2025 season for $24 million. The deal includes a $10 million club option for 2026.
— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) November 2, 2023
As the Dodgers agreed to terms on a two-year contract through the 2025 season for $24 million, the deal includes a $10 million club option for 2026.
The terms will now prevent him from becoming a free agent, and Muncy will now earn $7 million in 2024 and $12 million in 2025.
The Dodgers seemingly have given Muncy an opportunity, both as a minor league free agent and again after his torn ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow.
Muncy’s performance has absolutely repaid them, as he has a career-best 36 home runs and driving in 100 runs for the first time.
Before sustaining a major elbow injury in 2021 he hit 36 homers and 124 hits, as well as 144 games played, 26 doubles, 64 extra-base hits, and 262 total bases.
At 33 years old, Muncy this season had a .212 batting, setting a career high with 105 RBIs and tying his personal best with 36 home runs.
He spent six of his eight major league seasons with the Dodgers after coming to the majors with the Oakland Athletics in 2015.
In his career, he has 180 home runs with 489 RBIs and a career batting average of .227 and the 33-year-old had a $13 million one-year deal this season.
The two-time All-Star has now joined Mookie Betts (107), J.D. Martinez (103), and Freddie Freeman (102) as the first quartet in Dodgers history with 100-plus RBIs in a season.
