Overview
- On Sunday Muncy hit a solo home run in the series finale against the Milwaukee Brewers that coincided with his crossing the 10-year MLB service threshold.
- That threshold gives him so-called 10-and-5 rights, which allow a player with 10 years of service and five with the same club to veto any trade.
- Muncy’s arc runs from being released by Oakland in 2017 to signing a Dodgers minor-league deal that year and becoming a nine-season Dodger with three All-Star nods and three World Series rings.
- He recently became the Dodger Stadium career home-run leader and ranks among the franchise’s top home-run hitters, yet he said the personal milestone was muted because the Dodgers lost and have struggled offensively.
- Fewer than 10% of players reach 10 years of service, so Muncy’s new protections could factor into roster decisions and trade talk for the Dodgers as they head into the stretch run.