Dodgers Receive Encouraging Max Muncy Injury Update During Brewers Series
Initial X-rays showed no fracture after a 95 mph sinker struck Los Angeles Dodgers' Max Muncy’s right wrist. A protective guard likely saved his season, though swelling will sideline him.
The Los Angeles Dodgers avoided the worst-case scenario after initial X-rays on Max Muncy’s right wrist came back negative after getting hit by a 95 MPH sinker from reliever Aaron Ashby. Muncy admitted the wrist was still causing discomfort, but expressed relief that the early imaging did not reveal a fracture. He also explained that swelling in that area can sometimes delay clearer results and credited the wrist guard he has worn in recent years for potentially preventing a more serious injury.
“Not feeling great right now, but it is a relief,” Muncy said after the game, according to Jackson Stone from MLB. com . “We just got to monitor it the next couple days.
Typically, especially in that area, the X-rays never come back positive immediately. "It kind of forms a little bit," Muncy continued. "But I’m pretty sure it hit half my wrist pad and half my wrist.
I think me deciding to wear that wrist guard the last couple years might have saved my wrist, at least tonight. ” Muncy on his injury: "We just gotta monitor the next couple days. I'm pretty sure it hit half my wrist pad and half my wrist.