Earlier this month, the Los Angeles Dodgers were short-handed in the infield as injuries sidelined Tommy Edman, Hyeseong Kim, Max Muncy, and Kiké Hernandez.
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With so many position players on the injured list, this left LA scrambling for reinforcements amidst an important stretch of the season. A temporary solution for the Dodgers’ problems came in the form of Buddy Kennedy, who the team claimed off waivers from the Toronto Blue Jays after Muncy landed on the IL with a right oblique strain.