Dodgers Exercise $10M Club Option to Retain Max Muncy for 2026

The Los Angeles Dodgers exercised a $10 million club option Thursday to keep third baseman Max Muncy with the team for the 2026 season, ensuring the veteran slugger will return after a 2025 campaign that included regular-season production, postseason impact and two stints on the injured list.

Muncy, 35 next season, is under the second year of a two-year, $24 million extension that included the club option for 2026. He appeared in 100 regular-season games in 2025 and produced a .243/.376/.470 slash line with 19 home runs and roughly 3.6 wins above replacement, according to public statistical measures. He missed time with a left knee bone bruise in July and a right oblique strain in August, but delivered late in the year and in the playoffs, homering three times in the postseason, including a go-ahead solo shot in the eighth inning of Game 7 of the World Series against Toronto.

At the Dodgers celebratory parade this week, Muncy signaled his comfort with remaining in Los Angeles. "It's starting to get a little comfortable up here," he said. "Let's keep it going. Best team in the world. Best city in the world. We fing love you guys."

Team officials described the option decision as...