Max Muncy sets Dodger Stadium home-run record with clutch three-run blast

During Thursday night’s game, veteran third baseman Max Muncy entered as a pinch-hitter and delivered a three-run, go-ahead home run off right-handed reliever Antonio Senzatela of the Milwaukee Brewers. The shot, his 131st at Dodger Stadium, pushed him past former star Eric Karros for the most career homers in the ballpark’s 65-year history, a milestone highlighted on the stadium’s scoreboard and celebrated by fans in Chavez Ravine.

Muncy, who has been chasing the record all season, is enjoying an All-Star-level resurgence, with 23 homers this year and a batting average above.250 for the first time since 2019. He now ranks second on the Dodgers behind Shohei Ohtani in team home runs and is approaching his highest wins-above-replacement figure since 2021. After briefly tying the record on July 29, he added the decisive blast after a brief slump, bringing his weekly line to four hits in twelve at-bats and seven RBIs, helping the Dodgers snap a recent slump.