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American baseball player (born 2002)
For the infielder born in 1990, see
Max Muncy.
Baseball player
Maxwell Price Muncy (born August 25, 2002) is an American
professional baseball
shortstop in the
Oakland Athletics organization. He was selected in the first round of the
2021 Major League Baseball draft by the Athletics.
Early life and amateur career
Muncy grew up in
Camarillo, California and attended
Thousand Oaks High School.
[1] He made the varsity baseball team as a freshman and hit for .382 average with 13 extra-base hits as a sophomore.
[2] As a senior, Muncy batted .469 with 45 hits, 49 RBIs and 11 home runs, and scored 34 runs in 28 games played and was named the Baseball Player of the Year by the
Los Angeles Times and
Los Angeles Daily News.
[3]
[4] Muncy committed to play college baseball at the
University of Arkansas.
[5]
Professional career
Muncy was selected 25th overall in the
2021 Major League Baseball draft by the
Oakland Athletics.
[6] He signed with Oakland for a $2.85 million bonus.
[7]
Muncy made his professional debut with the
Rookie-level
Arizona Complex League Athletics, slashing .129/.206/.129 with four hits, 12 strikeouts, three walks, and four RBIs over 31
at-bats.
[8] He opened the 2022 season with the
Stockton Ports of the
Single-A
California League.
[9] Muncy batted .230 with 16 doubles, 16 home runs, and 51 RBIs in 81 games with Stockton before being promoted to the
Lansing Lugnuts of the
High-A
Midwest League.
[10]
References
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^ Sondheimer, Eric (July 5, 2021).
"Thousand Oaks' Max Muncy kept improving until he was the best".
Los Angeles Times. Retrieved July 11, 2021.
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^ Ledin, Loren (February 21, 2020).
"HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL PREVIEW: Max Muncy has made a name for himself at Thousand Oaks High".
Ventura County Star. Retrieved July 12, 2021.
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^ Fattal, Tarek (July 1, 2021).
"Thousand Oaks' Max Muncy headlines 2021 Daily News All-Area baseball team".
Los Angeles Daily News. Retrieved July 11, 2021.
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^ Gallegos, Martin (July 11, 2021).
"A's select prep SS Max Muncy 25th overall".
MLB.com. Retrieved July 11, 2021.
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^ Kirk, Otis (July 11, 2021).
"SS Max Muncy First Razorback Recruit Off the Board in Round 1".
NWAHompage.com. Retrieved July 11, 2021.
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^
"Athletics' Max Muncy: Drafted by A's in first round". CBSSports.com.
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^ Gallegos, Martín (July 19, 2021).
"'It's just surreal': A's sign 1st-rounder Muncy".
MLB.com. Retrieved July 26, 2021.
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^
"Oakland A's top 30 prospects: Tyler Soderstrom and Zack Gelof battle it out for No. 1".
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^
"Here's where A's Top 30 prospects are starting '22".
MLB.com.
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^
"Lansing Lugnuts add a top prospect to roster in Max Muncy".
Lansing State Journal. July 20, 2022. Retrieved July 21, 2022.
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