Max Muncy | |
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![]() Muncy with the Lansing Lugnuts in 2022 | |
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Shortstop | |
Born: Camarillo, California | August 25, 2002|
Bats: Right Throws: Right |
Maxwell Price Muncy (born August 25,2002) is an American professional baseball shortstop in the Athletics organization. He was selected in the first round of the 2021 Major League Baseball draft by the Athletics.
Muncy grew up in Camarillo,California and attended Thousand Oaks High School. [1] He made the varsity baseball team as a freshman and hit for .382 average with 13 extra-base hits as a sophomore. [2] As a senior,Muncy batted .469 with 45 hits,49 RBIs and 11 home runs,and scored 34 runs in 28 games played and was named the Baseball Player of the Year by the Los Angeles Times and Los Angeles Daily News . [3] [4] Muncy committed to play college baseball at the University of Arkansas. [5]
Muncy was selected 25th overall in the 2021 Major League Baseball draft by the Oakland Athletics. [6] He signed with Oakland for a $2.85 million bonus. [7]
Muncy made his professional debut with the Rookie-level Arizona Complex League Athletics,slashing .129/.206/.129 with four hits,12 strikeouts,three walks,and four RBIs over 31 at-bats. [8] He opened the 2022 season with the Stockton Ports of the Single-A California League. [9] Muncy batted .230 with 16 doubles,16 home runs,and 51 RBIs in 81 games with Stockton before being promoted to the Lansing Lugnuts of the High-A Midwest League. [10]
Muncy was assigned to the Las Vegas Aviators for the start of the 2024 season. [11] He met and played in the same game against the Los Angeles Dodgers' Max Muncy who was on an injury rehab assignment with Oklahoma City at Las Vegas Ballpark on August 13. The two men were born exactly twelve years apart but are not related. [12]
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