{"id":599594,"date":"2026-04-11T07:25:27","date_gmt":"2026-04-11T07:25:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/599594\/"},"modified":"2026-04-11T07:25:27","modified_gmt":"2026-04-11T07:25:27","slug":"mlb-world-reacts-to-max-muncy-lifting-dodgers-to-win-vs-rangers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/599594\/","title":{"rendered":"MLB World Reacts to Max Muncy Lifting Dodgers to Win vs. Rangers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t<img width=\"780\" height=\"550\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2244543052.jpg\" class=\"attachment-featured-image size-featured-image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\"   decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>TORONTO, ONTARIO &#8211; NOVEMBER 01: Max Muncy #13 of the Los Angeles Dodgers (C) holds back Justin Wrobleski #70 (L) after the benches clear during the fourth inning against the Toronto Blue Jays in game seven of the 2025 World Series at Rogers Center on November 01, 2025 in Toronto, Ontario. (Photo by Gregory Shamus\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p>The <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" title=\"Los Angeles Dodgers\" href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/mlb\/los-angeles-dodgers\/\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"222163\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Los Angeles Dodgers<\/a> won the first game of their three-game series against the <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" title=\"Texas Rangers\" href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/mlb\/texas-rangers\/\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"222165\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Texas Rangers<\/a> due to Max Muncy\u2019s heroic efforts.<\/p>\n<p>The first three home run game in Major League Baseball this season belongs to <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" title=\"Max Muncy\" href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/mlb\/player\/maxwell-muncy\/\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"222166\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Max Muncy<\/a> of the Dodgers. On Saturday, Muncy went 4-for-5 with three HR\u2019s, 3 RBI, and FIVE runs scored.<\/p>\n<p>Dodgers\u2019 Max Muncy Hits Three Home Runs in Dodgers\u2019 8-7 Win<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5898997\" class=\"size-inline wp-image-5898997\" data-lazy-load=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2270801278.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"709\" height=\"531\"  \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-5898997\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">GettyLOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA \u2013 APRIL 10: <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/mlb\/player\/maxwell-muncy\/\" title=\"Max Muncy\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"222167\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Max Muncy<\/a> #13 of the Los Angeles Dodgers watches his solo home run, to take a 1-0 lead over the Texas Rangers, during the second inning at Dodger Stadium on April 10, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Harry How\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p>Max Muncy can thank the Dodgers\u2019 bullpen for giving him a chance to walk this game off. A three-run inning aided the Texas Rangers late in the game to knot the game at seven, and then Max Muncy came up in the bottom half of the ninth inning and said this game will go on no longer by hitting a towering blast against a left-hander, Latz. A hat trick for Muncy, and a big walk-off home run.<\/p>\n<p>Edwin Diaz blew the save for the Dodgers, who battled all night, and became the first team in <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" title=\"MLB\" href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/mlb\/\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"222164\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">MLB<\/a> to win 10 games, and are currently 10-3 to start the season.<\/p>\n<p>More MLB on Heavy: <a href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/mlb\/los-angeles-dodgers\/mlb-world-reacts-to-shohei-ohtani-making-mlb-history-against-rangers\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">MLB World Reacts to Shohei Ohtani Making MLB History Against Rangers<\/a><\/p>\n<p>More MLB on Heavy: <a href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/mlb\/boston-red-sox\/boston-red-sox-predicted-trade-triston-casas-with-mets\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Boston Red Sox Predicted to Trade Triston Casas In Mock Trade Idea with Mets<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Best Social Media Reactions After Max Muncy Walk-Off Home Run<\/p>\n<p>Max Muncy quickly emerged as a trending name on social media after the solid effort on Friday night.<\/p>\n<p>Here are some of the best reactions across MLB after the Dodgers\u2019 win over the Texas Rangers.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Shotime_Dodgers\/status\/2042833250133987453?s=20\" rel=\"nofollow\">@<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Shotime_Dodgers\/status\/2042833250133987453?s=20\" rel=\"nofollow\">Shotime_Dodgers:<\/a> ax Muncy hat trick walk-off HR. He deserves a special bobblehead for this game.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMAX MUNCY WITH A HAT TRICK!\u201d Stephen Nelson with the Dodgers call as Max Muncy hits a walk-off blast for his third homer of the night.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/allaboutnini\/status\/2042832905538293945?s=20\" rel=\"nofollow\">@allaboutnini:<\/a>It\u2019s so hard to stay up for these LA games sometimes but boy I am glad I did! Max Muncy did his thinggg<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/BlakeHHarris\/status\/2042832826022924335?s=20\" rel=\"nofollow\">@BlakeHHarris:<\/a>MAX MUNCY HAVE YOURSELF A NIGHT 3 HOMERS AND A WALK-OFF ANDY PAGES ALSO HAVE YOURSELF A NIGHT FIRST TEAM IN BASEBALL TO 10 WINS<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5899003\" class=\"size-inline wp-image-5899003\" data-lazy-load=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2270801257.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"754\" height=\"531\"  \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-5899003\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">GettyLOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA \u2013 APRIL 10: Max Muncy #13 of the Los Angeles Dodgers celebrates his solo home run, to take a 1-0 lead over the Texas Rangers, during the second inning at Dodger Stadium on April 10, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Harry How\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p>More MLB on Heavy: <a href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/mlb\/san-diego-padres\/mason-miller-san-diego-padres-cy-young-candidate-mlb-eric-gange\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Is Padres\u2019 Mason Miller a Cy Young Candidate?<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\tMore Heavy on Dodgers\n\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\tLoading more stories\n\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"TORONTO, ONTARIO &#8211; NOVEMBER 01: Max Muncy #13 of the Los Angeles Dodgers (C) holds back Justin Wrobleski&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":599595,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[558],"tags":[64,63,591,85],"class_list":["post-599594","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-mlb","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-mlb","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/599594","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=599594"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/599594\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/599595"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=599594"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=599594"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=599594"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}