Los Angeles Dodgers third baseman Max Muncy is currently one of the team’s hottest hitters, a stark contrast from the first month and a half of the season where he struggled to produce.

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In Muncy’s first 150 plate appearances of 2025, he was batting .190 with a .599 OPS and just one home run.

Muncy’s early season slump led to speculation that the Dodgers would inevitably trade for a third baseman at the deadline this summer. Many fans were beginning to lose faith in Muncy, but the Dodgers stood by the 34-year-old and trusted his proven track record would eventually return.

Muncy is now hitting .250 with 12 home runs, 51 RBIs, and a .829 OPS on the season. Since May 31, Muncy has recorded three games with six-plus RBIs, three multi-home run games, two games with seven-plus RBIs, two games with multiple three-plus run homers, and two grand slams.

While there’s no guarantee the Dodgers won’t trade for a third baseman this summer, Muncy revealed the rumors about his future don’t bother him.

“No. At this point in my career, no. If I was younger, it definitely would be in my head,” he said to The Orange County Register’s Bill Plunkett. “At this point, I’ve accomplished a lot. I’ve been able to do almost all of it in a Dodgers uniform and that’s something that’s very special to me. Obviously I’ve made it very clear I want to retire as a Dodger. But that’s not always in your hands. Sometimes you can play as good as you possibly can but it’s just time. When it’s time, it’s time. That’s something as I’ve gotten older that I understand.”

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