Midway through his second round at the home run derby, as he tried in vain to distance himself from eventual champion Bryce Harper, Dodgers infielder Max Muncy felt the cumulative weight of swinging for the fences.
“You can’t really feel your hands,” Muncy said. “Your forearms are really tight, so you’re not sure if you’re gripping the bat or if it’s falling out of your hands. Your legs are really sore. You just get exhausted.”
Muncy could not sustain the pace that carried him through a first-round victory over Chicago Cubs All-Star Javier Baez.