Max Muncy absolutely crushed the longest home run for the Dodgers all season on Monday, a mind-blowing 461-foot shot in Denver. But don’t let that monster blast fool you, because the Boys in Blue are still reeling, dropping a whopping 11 of their last 16 games and looking pretty rough out there. It’s one of those head-scratching situations where an individual player goes off, but the team just can’t get it together.
Muncy Goes Nuclear in Denver
Talk about an absolute moonshot! Max Muncy stepped up to the plate in the top of the third inning against Colorado Rockies starter Tomoyuki Sugano and saw a sinker right down the middle. He didn’t miss. That ball sailed, and I mean *sailed*, into the second deck at Coors Field. Statcast clocked it at an insane 461 feet, making it not just the longest homer of the game, but the longest by any Dodger in 2026. This dude just loves Coors Field, apparently, because his previous longest bomb this season was also there, a 452-footer he hit way back on April 17. And get this: Shohei Ohtani matched that 452-foot mark with a blast of his own later in the sixth inning on Monday. Muncy’s three-run homer completely blew the game open, giving LA a critical five-run lead. It was pure fireworks, a moment of individual brilliance that you just love to see from a guy who’s battling.
The Dodgers’ Painful Reality
Here’s the problem: that incredible homer, as fun as it was, doesn’t erase the cold, hard truth about what’s been happening with the Dodgers. The team has been collectively struggling at the plate ever since the trade deadline. We’re talking about dropping 11 of their last 16 games. That’s a brutal stretch, especially when you consider they just lost three of a pivotal four-game series against the Milwaukee Brewers. That Brewers series, the source says, even “could have postseason implications” so losing that badly stings.
Muncy, bless his heart, is doing everything he can. In August alone, he’s absolutely swinging the bat well, hitting 10-for-44 with three homers and 11 RBI, rocking a .477 slugging percentage. But one man can’t carry a whole squad, right? His frustration is palpable, too. After their 6-2 loss to the Brewers on Sunday, Muncy didn’t hold back. He told reporters, “We haven’t been good. It’s one of those stretches. We need urgency. We need to fix some things. … Today really sucked. It was a big game. We kind of needed to win this one, and we didn’t. But it’s just how it goes.” You gotta respect the honesty, even if it’s tough to hear.
Muncy’s words about needing urgency seem to have sparked something in the thin air of Denver, at least for a moment with that monster hit. But a single blast, no matter how epic, won’t erase the cold hard fact that this team needs to fix some serious issues. That road trip is underway, and they need to build on that Denver momentum fast if they want to turn this slump around. What are they gonna do?
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Originally reported by Yahoo Sports.
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