NL West: Muncy close to returning for Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers

Barring any setbacks in his rehab assignment, Dodgers 3B Max Muncy is expected to return from the IL in the next several days. With IF/OF Hyeseong Kim currently sidelined with a shoulder issue but expected to probably be back in the next 10-15 days, the Dodgers will have a little bit of a playing time crunch in both the infield and outfield once both Muncy and Kim are activated. 

We expect DH Shohei Ohtani-H, C Will Smith, 1B Freddie Freeman, SS Mookie Betts, CF Andy Pages, and RF Teoscar Hernández to continue to play every day, with Muncy likely playing almost every day at 3B, although he may get the occasional day off as he recovers from his knee injury. Once Kim is healthy the Dodgers will need to juggle playing...

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