The real miracle here is Muncy’s story prior to 2018. Having not appeared in the Major Leagues since 2016, Muncy was a waiver claim by the Dodgers after he appeared in just 96 big league games in his career. In 2017, Muncy spent the entire year with the Dodgers Triple-A affiliate in Oklahoma City.
Muncy shined with OKC in 2017, hitting over .309 and slugging .491. Muncy opened the season in Triple-A in 2018 as well and was called up shortly thereafter to fill in for an injured Justin Turner who missed the first month of the season with a fractured wrist suffered in the spring.