Amateur career Muncy attended
Keller High School in
Keller, Texas. He did not sign with Cleveland and attended
Baylor University. He played
college baseball for the
Baylor Bears from 2010 to 2012, and also played
collegiate summer baseball for the
Wareham Gatemen of the
Cape Cod Baseball League in 2010 and 2011. In his three years at Baylor, Muncy had a .311
batting average with 27
home runs. He was twice chosen to the All-
Big 12 Conference team.
Oakland Athletics The
Oakland Athletics selected Muncy in the fifth round of the
2012 Major League Baseball draft. He made his professional debut with the
Burlington Bees of the
Single-A Midwest League, hitting .275 with four home runs in 64 games. He started the 2013 season with the
Stockton Ports of the
High-A California League before being promoted to the
Midland RockHounds of the
Double-A Texas League. At the time of his promotion he was leading the California League with 21 home runs and 76
runs batted in (RBIs). In total, Muncy hit .273 with 25 home runs and 100 RBIs. He returned to Midland in 2014, where he hit .264 in 122 games. He made his debut as the starting
third baseman against the
Houston Astros and had one hit (a seventh inning single to center field off
Scott Feldman) in four at-bats. On May 17, he hit his first major league home run off of
Chicago White Sox pitcher
Jeff Samardzija. He batted .206 in 45 games for Oakland in 2015 and .251 in 64 minor league games. On January 3, 2017, Muncy was designated for assignment, cleared waivers and was sent outright to Nashville on January 10. The Athletics released him towards the end of
spring training on April 3.
Los Angeles Dodgers Muncy signed a minor league contract with the
Los Angeles Dodgers on April 27, 2017, and the organization assigned him to the
Oklahoma City Dodgers of the PCL. In 109 games, he hit .309 with 12 homers and 44 RBIs.
2018: Breakout season Muncy was called up to the Dodgers on April 17, 2018. He hit his 20th home run for the Dodgers in his 183rd
at bat, setting a franchise record. Muncy was chosen as a candidate for the
All-Star Final Vote for the
2018 MLB All-Star Game, but he finished in third place in the voting. He also accepted an offer to participate in the
Home Run Derby during the All-Star break. After beating
Javier Báez in the first round of the Derby, he lost to eventual champion
Bryce Harper in the semi-finals. Muncy batted .263 and led the Dodgers in home runs and was fifth in the National League with 35. He was second in runs batted in for the Dodgers with 79, despite only playing in 137 games. Muncy also exhibited his versatility as he started games at first base (58), third base (30), and second base (13) and also played six games in the outfield. In the playoffs, he hit only .182 in both the
Division Series and the
National League Championship Series, though he did hit two home runs in the Division Series against the
Atlanta Braves. In the five games of the series, he hit .235 (four hits in 17 at-bats) with the one home run. On August 30, 2019, Muncy was placed on injured list with a wrist fracture. He finished the 2019 regular season, playing in 142 games, hitting .251/.374/.515 with 35 home runs (for the second season in a row) and a career-high 98 RBIs. Muncy also received two MVP votes. The 2020 season was delayed due to the
COVID-19 pandemic in North America. Muncy played in 58 of the Dodgers' 60 games and hit .192/.331/.389 with 12 homers and 27 RBIs. In Game 3 of the 2020 NLCS, Muncy hit a grand slam off of
Grant Dayton, capping off scoring 11 runs in the first inning. Eventually, the Dodgers broke the record in that game hitting 5 home runs. They won 15–3 as they won the NLCS in seven games against the Atlanta Braves before advancing to the World Series for the third time in four years. In July, he was selected to represent the Dodgers at the
All-Star Game. Muncy finished the 2021 season batting .249/.368/.527 with 36 home runs and 94 RBIs.
2022 Muncy played in 136 games in 2022, with most of his starts at third base after the team acquired
Freddie Freeman to play first. He hit a career-low .196 with 21 homers and 69 RBIs. In the
2022 NLDS, Muncy had four hits including a home run in 14 at-bats.
2024: Second World Series championship On May 5, 2024, Muncy had four hits, including a career-high three home runs against the
Atlanta Braves. He was placed on the injured list with an oblique strain on May 17, and was transferred to the 60–day injured list following a setback on June 21. Muncy made his return on August 19 against the
Seattle Mariners, hitting a two-run home run in the game. In 73 games, he batted .232 with 15 home runs and 48 RBI. He also reached base all five times he came to bat in the game, with three walks, a single and the homer, becoming the fourth player in franchise history to accomplish that after
Gil Hodges (Game 2 of the
1956 World Series),
Manny Ramirez (Game 4 of the
2008 NLCS) and
Will Smith (Game 3 of the
2020 NLDS). He reached base his first four at-bats in Game 4 as well, extending his on base streak to 12 straight appearances, a record for a single playoff series and tied with
Reggie Jackson for overall playoff appearances. He hit .333 in the series, with two home runs, four RBI, and 11 walks. Following an early-season hitting slump, he notably switched to wearing glasses, after which his hitting improved. On May 31, he hit his 200th career home run off pitcher
Will Warren of the Yankees. On June 22, Muncy hit his 200th home run as a Dodger, a
grand slam home run in the sixth inning against the Nationals. That game was Muncy's 898th game with the Dodgers, and his 3,633 plate appearances are the fewest to reach 200 home runs in franchise history. On July 2, Muncy left a game against the
Chicago White Sox with a left knee injury after a collision with
Michael A. Taylor, who was trying to steal third. The following day, it was announced that he had suffered a bone bruise in his left knee and would be sidelined for about six weeks. He returned after only four weeks only to go back on to the injured list on August 12 with a grade 1 right oblique strain. Muncy rejoined the Dodgers on September 8 only to suffer a bone bruise as a result of being hit by a pitch on September 20, which sidelined him for the last few games of the regular season. On the season, he played in 100 games, with a slash line of .243/.376/.470, 19 home runs, and 67 RBI. It was the only hit in 12 at-bats he had in the series. He had six hits in 28 at-bats in the series and walked four times After the season, the Dodgers picked up his club option for the 2026 season.
2026 On February 12, 2026, the Dodgers signed Muncy to a one-year, $7 million contract extension for the 2027 season that also included a $10 million club option for 2028 (or $3 million buy out). On April 10, 2026, Muncy hit three home runs that included a walk-off home run in the bottom of the ninth inning as the Dodgers beat the
Texas Rangers 8-7. ==Personal life==