Max Muncy

Max Muncy: Biography in Details

Who is Max Muncy?

Max Muncy is an American Professional baseball infielder. Max was selected by the Oakland Athletics for the 2012 Major League Baseball draft of the fifth round. Similarly, he was named All-Star two times in the years 2019 and 2021.

Max Muncy: Age, Parents, Siblings, Ethnicity, and Education

Max Muncy was born on 25th August 1990 in Midland, Texas. His full name is Maxwell Steven Muncy. He is the son of Lee Muncy and Mary Jean Muncy.  Muncy spent his childhood in Watauga, Texas.

However, he holds American nationality and belongs to the Caucasian ethnicity. Max enrolled in Keller High School located in Keller, Texas. Later, he graduated from Baylor University.

Max Muncy: Early life and Career

Early life

During his high school time, Max was selected by Cleveland Indians for the 41st round of the 2009 Major League Baseball draft. However, he rejected that offer and did not sign. Later, from 2010 to 2012 he played college baseball for the Baylor Bears.

Meanwhile, at the same time, Muncy played for Wareham Gateman of the Cape Cod Baseball League. Apart from this, in that three years, he had a 311 batting average along with 27 home runs. Besides that, Max was chosen twice for the All-Big 12 Conference team.

Career

Max Muncy was selected by Oakland Athletics in the fifth round of the 2012 Major League Baseball draft. He made his professional debut by the Burlington Bees of the Class A Midwest League while scoring
.275/.383./.432 with four home runs in 64 games. Max began playing for Nashville Sounds of the Class AAA Pacific Coast League (PCL).

Later, on 25th April he was promoted to the major leagues where second baseman Ben Zobrist was placed on the 15-day disabled list. On the same year on 17th May, he placed his first major league home run off of Chicago White Sox pitcher Jeff Samardzija.

Later on 27th April 2017, Muncy signed a minor league contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers. In Oklahoma City Dodgers of the PCL, he hit .309 with 12 homers and 44 RBIs.On the following year of 17th April, he hits his 20th home run for the Dodgers, setting a Franchise record.

Moreover, Max batted .263 and led the Dodgers in home runs, and placed fifth in the National League.  Muncy was selected for the 2019 Major League Baseball All-Star Game, replacing Washington Nationals Third Baseman injury Anthony Rendon. In the regular season of 2019, he hits .251/.374./.515 with 35 home runs.

Max and the Dodgers signed another contract for a three-year, $26 million with a $13 million option for the fourth year in 2020, 6th February. In the 2020 World Series, Muncy batted .318 with one home run and six RBIs and wins the championship.

Max Muncy hits his 100th career home run on 3oth May 2021. Similarly, in the same year July, he was selected to represent the Dodgers at the All-Star Game. He finished the 201 seasons batting .249/.368/.527 with 36 home runs and 94 RBIs. In the final season game, his elbow was dislocated and making him unavailable for the playoffs.

Max Muncy: Net worth, Salary

Max Muncy has a net worth of $1o million and his recent salary is 507,500 USD. He is living his life lavishly and luxuriously.

Max Muncy: Controversy and Rumors

Till now, Max has a clear image among the public. Besides that, he hasn’t been involved in any kinds of controversy and rumors yet.

Body Measurements: Height and Weight

Max Muncy stands at the height of 6 feet with a 97 kg weight. Moreover, he has gray eyes with short red brunette hair. Further, he has shortbread with a pointy nose.

Social Media

Max Muncy is active on social media sites with 276k followers on Instagram and 35.7k followers on Twitter. However, he doesn’t seem active on Facebook.

Trivia

• Max is 31 years old.
• His star sign is Virgo.
• Muncy won the championship of the 2020 World Series.

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