Max Muncy (shortstop)
| Max Muncy | |
|---|---|
 Muncy with the Lansing Lugnuts in 2022 | |
| Oakland Athletics – No. 72 | |
| Shortstop | |
| Born: August 25, 2002 Camarillo, California | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right |
Maxwell Price Muncy (born August 25, 2002) is an American professional baseball shortstop in the Oakland Athletics organization. He was selected in the first round of the 2021 Major League Baseball draft by the Athletics.
Early life and amateur career
[edit]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]
Professional career
[edit]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]
References
[edit]- ^ Sondheimer, Eric (July 5, 2021). "Thousand Oaks' Max Muncy kept improving until he was the best". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved July 11, 2021.
- ^ Ledin, Loren (February 21, 2020). "HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL PREVIEW: Max Muncy has made a name for himself at Thousand Oaks High". Ventura County Star. Retrieved July 12, 2021.
- ^ Fattal, Tarek (July 1, 2021). "Thousand Oaks' Max Muncy headlines 2021 Daily News All-Area baseball team". Los Angeles Daily News. Retrieved July 11, 2021.
- ^ Gallegos, Martin (July 11, 2021). "A's select prep SS Max Muncy 25th overall". MLB.com. Retrieved July 11, 2021.
- ^ Kirk, Otis (July 11, 2021). "SS Max Muncy First Razorback Recruit Off the Board in Round 1". NWAHompage.com. Retrieved July 11, 2021.
- ^ "Athletics' Max Muncy: Drafted by A's in first round". CBSSports.com. 12 July 2021.
- ^ Gallegos, Martín (July 19, 2021). "'It's just surreal': A's sign 1st-rounder Muncy". MLB.com. Retrieved July 26, 2021.
- ^ Lockard, Melissa. "Oakland A's top 30 prospects: Tyler Soderstrom and Zack Gelof battle it out for No. 1".
- ^ "Here's where A's Top 30 prospects are starting '22". MLB.com.
- ^ "Lansing Lugnuts add a top prospect to roster in Max Muncy". Lansing State Journal. July 20, 2022. Retrieved July 21, 2022.
- ^ Wright, Alex. "A’s top prospect ‘ready to go’ in Triple-A with Aviators," Las Vegas Review-Journal, Wednesday, March 27, 2024. Retrieved August 15, 2024.
- ^ Weinrib, Ben. "Rehabbing Dodger Max Muncy, meet A's prospect Max Muncy," MLB.com, Wednesday, August 14, 2024. Retrieved August 15, 2024.
External links
[edit]- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors)