Max Muncy Injury: Athletics' Infield Shuffle

0:00On April 28th, Max Muncie is headed to the injured list for the third straight year after getting hit by a pitch on his left hand on April 13th, against the Texas Rangers. An MRI yesterday confirmed a non-displaced fracture in the fifth metacarpal and there's no set timeline for his return yet. Before the injury, Muncie was one of the Oakland Athletics top hitters with a strong 130 weighted runs created plus. Since then, he's gone just three for 32, with a rough 21 weighted runs created plus, even trying to push through the pain. The athletics wasted no time, recalling infielder Brett Harris from the minors for his first action this season. Derral Hernandez is stepping up a third base, grabbing starts like today's against the Kansas City Royals. In limited play to appearances since Muncie's injury, Hernandez has flashed with a 169 weighted runs, created plus, three for 11, three walks, no strikeouts, and his first homer of the year. His defense edges out Muncie's too, making him a solid upgrade right now.

1:00Meanwhile, the team promoted hot prospect Tommy White to triple A after his strong start in AA while Harris' eyes playing time or even a trade. Deadline deal with all this infiel depth in play. Baseball news, powered by AI, this is MLB News Today.