Los Angeles Dodgers placed third baseman Max Muncy on the 10-day injured list on Thursday because of bruised left knee after he was injured during Wednesday’s win against the Chicago White Sox.
In a corresponding move, the Dodgers recalled outfielder Esteury Ruiz from Triple-A Oklahoma City.
Muncy departed after a collision while tagging out Chicago’s Michael A. Taylor on a stolen-base attempt in the sixth inning. The play immediately preceded Clayton Kershaw’s 3,000th career strikeout.
Taylor also left the game with a contusion on the back of his left shoulder.
Muncy, 34, is batting .250 with 13 home runs and 55 RBIs in 81 games. He was a Phase 2 finalist for a starting spot in the All-Star Game but lost out to the San Diego Padres’ Manny Machado.
In 10 major league seasons, eight of which have been with the Dodgers, Muncy is a two-time All-Star and a career .230 hitter with 208 home runs and 592 RBIs.
His 203 home runs with the Dodgers are tied for seventh all-time in franchise history with Matt Kemp. Duke Snider leads the franchise with 389 home runs and Eric Karros is the all-time leader in its Los Angeles tenure with 270.
Ruiz, 26, is a career .243 hitter with seven home runs and 57 RBIs in 178 games for the San Diego Padres (2022), Milwaukee Brewers (2022) and Athletics (2023-24). In 2023, he led the American League in steals with 67.
The Dodgers obtained him in an April 2 trade with the Athletics for minor league right-hander Carlos Duran. Ruiz was batting .292 with eight homers, 37 RBIs and 38 stolen bases in 44 attempts over 66 games with Oklahoma City.
The Dodgers also designated outfielder Steward Berroa for assignment and claimed infielder CJ Alexander off waivers from the New York Yankees.
Berroa, 26, was purchased by the Dodgers from the Toronto Blue Jays on May 12 and has not appeared in a game for Los Angeles. He played in 28 games for the Blue Jays in 2024 and hit .189 (7-for-37).
Alexander, 28, did not get into a game for the Yankees. He has played 10 major league games, including six for the Athletics earlier this season, and batted .160 (4-for-25).
–Field Level Media
