Max Muncy agrees to one-year contract extension with the Dodgers

Max Muncy points skyward at home plate after hitting a solo home run against the Miami Marlins.
Max Muncy factors skyward at residence plate after hitting a solo residence run in opposition to the Miami Marlins on Sunday afternoon.
(Marcio Jose Sanchez / Related Press)

With a month and a half left within the common season, the Dodgers addressed one among their larger offseason questions on Monday.

The staff introduced it agreed to a contract extension with third baseman Max Muncy, a one-year deal price $13.5 million subsequent season with a staff choice for $10 million, plus incentives, for 2024.

After a dreadful begin to the season, impacted partially by an elbow harm he suffered on the finish of final season, Muncy has hit his stride in latest weeks. Because the begin of August, Muncy is batting .328 with seven residence runs and 15 RBIs. His 1.185 on-base-plus-slugging share throughout that stretch is third greatest within the majors amongst certified hitters.

And his 16 residence runs are tied for fifth most on the Dodgers — even after he missed a pair weeks to offer his ailing elbow a break.

Muncy’s contract was going to a query this offseason. He had a $13-million membership choice or a $1.5-million buyout.

His latest resurgence was sufficient to persuade the Dodgers to carry again the 31-year-old slugger, who has 134 residence runs in 5 seasons with the staff, two All-Star picks, an .881 OPS within the playoffs and a World Sequence championship.

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