When the Dodgers manager speaks about Max Muncy these days, there's a careful optimism in his voice that tells you everything about where the team finds itself right now. The post Dodgers Manager Drops Key Max Muncy Injury Update as Players Step Up Amid Roster Crisis appeared first on EssentiallySports.

The right-hander, out since May 9 with a shoulder impingement, threw a 39-pitch bullpen session Wednesday in hopes of returning down the pennant stretch.

After Max Munch got injured in early July, it was speculated he wouldn't return to action for 6 weeks, but now, it might be closer to 4.

Star first baseman Freddie Freeman left Sunday’s game against the Brewers with a left wrist contusion after getting hit by a pitch in the sixth inning. Freeman winced in pain as he wore an 88 mph sinker from Milwaukee starter José Quintana, and the reigning World Series MVP immediately began walking toward the dugout.