{"id":134585,"date":"2025-08-10T14:52:12","date_gmt":"2025-08-10T14:52:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/134585\/"},"modified":"2025-08-10T14:52:12","modified_gmt":"2025-08-10T14:52:12","slug":"max-muncy-just-tied-los-angeles-dodgers-legend-in-home-run-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/134585\/","title":{"rendered":"Max Muncy Just Tied Los Angeles Dodgers Legend in Home Run History"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_kvnoqp5an\">The Los Angeles Dodgers routed the Toronto Blue Jays 9-1 on Saturday night as Shohei Ohtani and Max Muncy helped carry the offense.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_5ux81cb3b\">Ohtani, the presumptive National League MVP, went 2-for-4 with two runs scored, a home run and an RBI. The blast was his 40th of the season.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_3l02w7raz\">Muncy also homered for the 16th time as part of a 2-for-3 day. He had two RBIs, and his blast also tied him in some unique history.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_o2y1ylwb5\">Per @StatsCentre on social media: <\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_8tisn30k1\">Most career home runs at Dodger Stadium (with the home team or as a visitor):<br \/>130- Eric Karros<br \/>123- Ron Cey<br \/>118- Max Muncy (Via his 4th inning 2-run shot to put the  up 2-0 over the Jays)<br \/>118- Steve Garvey<br \/>117- Matt Kemp<br \/>106- Andre Ethier<br \/>92- Mike Piazza<br \/>88- Mookie Betts<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Most career home runs at Dodger Stadium (with the home team or as a visitor):<br \/>130- Eric Karros<br \/>123- Ron Cey<br \/>118- Max Muncy (Via his 4th inning 2-run shot to put the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Dodgers?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@Dodgers<\/a> up 2-0 over the Jays)<br \/>118- Steve Garvey<br \/>117- Matt Kemp<br \/>106- Andre Ethier<br \/>92- Mike Piazza<br \/>88- Mookie Betts <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ToMggOr5uR\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/ToMggOr5uR<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 StatsCentre (@StatsCentre) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/StatsCentre\/status\/1954370136561049901?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">August 10, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_idhx7dgfh\">The 34-year-old Muncy has been an integral part of the Dodgers success since arriving in 2018. He&#8217;s helped the Dodgers win two World Series titles (2020 and 2024), and is also a two-time All-Star.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_82wwwmz54\">He&#8217;s hitting .260 this season with 16 homers, 61 RBIs and four stolen bases. He&#8217;s running a .387 on-base percentage and a 145 OPS+. <\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_mmsatf5k5\">As for Garvey, he was a 10-time All-Star and a four-time Gold Glover. He also won the National League MVP Award in 1974.<\/p>\n<p><img class=\"base_1emrqjj-o_O-initial_fzbddc-o_O-style_1a1csmw\" alt=\"Former MLB player Steve Garvey speaks during a ceremony Dusty Baker is inducted into the Dodgers Hall of Legends prior to the\" title=\"Former MLB player Steve Garvey speaks during a ceremony Dusty Baker is inducted into the Dodgers Hall of Legends prior to the\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Former MLB player Steve Garvey speaks during a ceremony Dusty Baker is inducted into the Dodgers Hall of Legends prior to the game against the the Pittsburgh Pirates at Dodger Stadium in 2024. \/ Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_9mglbwklx\">The Blue Jays and Dodgers will play again on Sunday afternoon with first pitch coming at 4:10 p.m. ET. Right-hander Tyler Glasnow will pitch for the Dodgers while left-hander Eric Lauer will go for Toronto.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_7o8d5phqy\">Lauer has been a revelation for the Jays, going 7-2 with a 2.59 ERA. Glasnow is 1-1 with a 3.06, as he&#8217;s battled injury most of the season.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_lv6vn40aq\"><a class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_ksj615\" href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/mlb\/team\/los-angeles-dodgers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Los Angeles<\/a> is 68-49 on the season.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_k3r9i478e\"><strong>TWINS ROOKIE IMPRESSES:\u00a0<\/strong>Luke Keaschall, now healthy, just joined Mike Trout in the record books.\u00a0<a class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_ksj615\" href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/fannation\/mlb\/fastball\/history\/jose-altuve-moves-up-prestigious-list-in-houston-astros-history-with-latest-homer-against-yankees\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">CLICK HERE:<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_obl5qxzg7\"><strong>BEDNAR REWRITES RECORD BOOKS:\u00a0<\/strong>David Bednar earned a save on Wednesday against the Rangers, making New York Yankees history in the process.\u00a0<a class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_ksj615\" href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/fannation\/mlb\/fastball\/history\/new-york-yankees-david-bednar-joins-hall-of-famer-goose-gossage-in-rare-team-history\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">CLICK HERE:<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_ydewj3rz5\"><strong>DIALING IT BACK:<\/strong>\u00a0Justin Verlander&#8230;. hitting 98 mph for the first time since 2022? Yup, that happened.\u00a0<a class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_ksj615\" href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/fannation\/mlb\/fastball\/history\/justin-verlander-turns-back-the-block-with-historic-fastball-on-monday\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">CLICK HERE:<\/a><\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Los Angeles Dodgers routed the Toronto Blue Jays 9-1 on Saturday night as Shohei Ohtani and Max&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":134586,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5123],"tags":[1582,276,2961,224,5337],"class_list":{"0":"post-134585","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-los-angeles","8":"tag-ca","9":"tag-california","10":"tag-la","11":"tag-los-angeles","12":"tag-losangeles"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115005039794066908","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/134585","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=134585"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/134585\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/134586"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=134585"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=134585"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=134585"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}