The elbow injury that kept the slugger from playing during the Dodgers’ postseason run last fall was also ruining his 2022 season until a July decision to mimic Nolan Arenado’s pre-swing step back.…
Max Muncy had to take a step back to save his season. And he might have Nolan Arenado to thank for it.“When you get to a point where you’re throwing your hands up and you’re willing to try anything, you’re not in a good spot.”
“I think coming back, trying to hit the ground running, fight through where his elbow was at, then you get off to a slow start – an extremely slow start – absolutely taxing on him mentally,” Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said. “Then you kind of find yourself in no man’s land, trying to figure out how he’s going to recoup this season which adds anxiety and pressure. That’s real.”
“Every time I got into the batter’s box, my body went back to what felt easy and comfortable. And that wasn’t what was correct.” Arenado takes a step back with his right leg, the back leg for the right-handed hitter, to initiate his swing. The idea was “all of ours and none of ours at the same time,” Muncy said.
“At first, we were skeptical because, again, ‘Oh, we found something that works in BP but it’s not going to work in the game. But let’s just try it. It feels very uncomfortable so let’s try it,’” he said. “That was the other thought. It felt so uncomfortable. I was doing something that I didn’t like. Maybe my natural swing would come out the way it’s supposed to.”
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