A prototypical leadoff hitter Max Muncy is not. At a stout 5 feet 10 and 215 pounds, he is more rectangular than sleek, more slugger than speedster.
Muncy, 27, was released by Oakland at the end of spring training in 2017 and signed with the Dodgers in late April. He had his best minor league season at triple-A Oklahoma City, hitting .309 with a .905 on-base-plus-slugging percentage, 12 home runs and 44 RBIs in 109 games.
The Dodgers recalled Muncy on April 17 to fill in for injured third baseman Logan Forsythe. With Corey Seager's season-ending elbow surgery in early May pushing Taylor from center field to shortstop and, eventually, first baseman Cody Bellinger to center field, Muncy is playing first base.