The Dodgers on Thursday extended the contract for third baseman Max Muncy, signing him to a $7 million deal for 2027 that includes a $10 million club option for 2028.
Muncy had his $10 million club option exercised by the Dodgers on November 6, which secured a ninth season in Los Angeles for the veteran infielder.
Muncy has missed significant time with oblique and knee injuries over the last two seasons, combining for just 173 games between 2024-25. But when healthy he has been quite productive at
the plate, including hitting .243/.376/.470 with a 137 wRC+ and 19 home runs in 388 plate appearances in 2025.
On the Foul Territory podcast in December, Muncy was asked by Erik Kratz if he’d like to stay with the Dodgers beyond his contract, which at the time ended after 2026.
“We’ve created such a good relationship with Andrew and Brandon, Alex and all those guys over there that, there’s just not really any rush to get to that point. That’s really how it’s always been with me,” Muncy said. “We’ll talk with them and say we’d like to discuss something like this, and they’ll respond back, ‘Yeah, let’s discuss it later on in the year.’ That’s really how it’s always gone.
“I don’t know what they have in the works with who they’re looking at. Obviously they don’t send out organizational updates with what they’re doing. I’m sure they are looking at pieces that are out there, and who they might try to go after, and all that stuff. Once that’s done, maybe we’ll have a discussion, maybe we won’t. I honestly don’t know. I would love to [stay beyond 2026], clearly, but we just have to see how things unfold.”
Muncy joined the Dodgers on a minor league deal in 2017 and reached the majors with Los Angeles in April 18. Since then, he’s made two All-Star teams and hit .232/.358/.485 with a 129 wRC+ in eight seasons, and his 209 home runs rank 14th in the majors during that time. His 16 postseason home runs are the most in Dodgers franchise history.
After the departures of Chris Taylor, Austin Barnes, and Clayton Kershaw over the last year, Muncy is the longest-tenured Dodger on the active roster.
This new contract falls in line with Muncy’s previous dealings with the Dodgers, as the two sides have always found a way to keep the relationship going without Muncy ever reaching free agency.
Muncy ahead of 2020 signed a three-year contract that covered all of his arbitration-eligible seasons. That deal included a club option for 2023, but in August 2022 the two sides reached an extension for 2023 that included an option for 2024. Before the deadline to exercise said 2024 option, Muncy signed another two-year deal that included an option for 2026. That option was exercised in November.
With Muncy in the fold for longer now, all nine members of the projected Dodgers lineup are signed through at least 2027, as are the top six starting pitchers, plus relievers Edwin Díaz and Tanner Scott.
Muncy’s $10 million club option for 2028 includes a $3 million buyout, per Jack Harris of The California Post. Coupled with the $7 million salary for 2027 that means the extension adds one guaranteed year an $10 million to his current deal. The average annual value for competitive balance tax purposes remains $10 million (rather than $10 million over one year, it’s $20 million over two).
