Dodgers News: Dave Roberts Reveals Max Muncy’s Injury, Hopeful Timetable for Return

There's been a lot of talk about the injury to Dodgers third baseman Max Muncy as of late. Muncy injured himself during his final at-bat in Philadelphia on Sunday, as he tried to run out a double play.

Muncy felt something in his hamstring, and hasn't been in the Dodgers lineup since.

On Wednesday, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said that Muncy was dealing with a "Grade 2 strain" in his hamstring, but that he wouldn't be going on the injured list just yet. On Thursday, Muncy clarified on the Foul Territory podcast that it wasn't as bad as Roberts said.

"I think there was a goof with the media yesterday," Muncy said. "It’s not a Grade 2. It’s just a low grade."

Max Muncy tells #FTLive his hamstring strain is NOT a Grade 2 as first reported, it's actually a milder low grade strain.

"If it was a Grade 2, you're looking at a month, two months. Thankfully that's not what I'm looking at right now."

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— Foul Territory (@FoulTerritoryTV) June 15, 2023

That makes sense, as a Grade 2 strain would likely require an IL stint for over a month. But fortunately, that's not what Muncy's dealing with, which is why he could be back sooner rather than later.

"If it was a Grade 2, you’re looking at a month, two months," Muncy said. "Thankfully that’s not what I’m looking at right now."

On Thursday, Roberts admitted that he misspoke, and said that Muncy is dealing with a "low grade" strain and that the team is still hoping to have him back at some point this weekend when the San Francisco Giants come to Dodger Stadium.

#Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said he “misspoke” about Max Muncy’s injury. It’s not a Grade 2 sprain. It’s just a low grade injury and they still hope to have him back by this weekend. Max Muncy hasn’t talked to the media yet.
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However, if they see that he's not bouncing back as quickly as they had hoped, he could be placed on the injured list as soon as Friday.

We'll see if Muncy is healthy enough to return sometime this weekend, or if he's forced to hit the injured list with his hamstring strain. Hopefully for the Dodgers, it's the former.