Dodgers’ Max Muncy to return Saturday from head-on collision

Nypost · Jun 05, 2026 · 263 words · By Dylan Hernandez

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Dodgers third baseman Max Muncy will return to the Dodgers’ lineup on Saturday for the second game of a three-game series against the Angels, manager Dave Roberts said.

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What happened

Dodgers third baseman Max Muncy will return to the Dodgers’ lineup on Saturday for the second game of a three-game series against the Angels, manager Dave Roberts said.

Why it matters

Before the series opener on Friday, Roberts said Muncy was still sore from his head-on crash at first base with Arizona Diamondbacks infielder Ildemaro Vargas in the Dodgers’ 3-2 loss at Chase Field the previous night.

Common ground

Says he’ll be ready to go tomorrow.” The collision in question occurred with two outs in the fifth inning when Muncy hit a grounder to Vargas up the first-base line.

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What evidence would most clearly confirm or weaken the claim that Muncy is also expected to play on Sunday?
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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 6 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Muncy is also expected to play on Sunday”

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One specific web search result from June 5, 2026, explicitly states that 'Muncy is also expected to play on Sunday'. No other independent sources in the provided evidence confirm this specific expectation.

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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 4, 2026 ... Muncy is the one who hit Vargas like a tank! 5w · 546 likes. Bingham Liu.
https://www.facebook.com/MLBonFOX/posts/the-dodgers-announce…

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web search NEUTRAL — May 24, 2026 ... He was held out of the lineup on both Saturday and Sunday as the Dodgers wait for the swelling in his wrist to go down. Manager Dave Roberts ...
https://www.mlb.com/news/max-muncy-exits-game-early-after-be…

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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 5, 2026 ... Muncy is also expected to play on Sunday. What do you think? Be the first to comment. The Dodgers don't have a game on ...
https://nypost.com/2026/06/05/sports/max-muncy-expected-to-r…

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Claim 2: “Muncy was still sore from his head-on crash at first base with Arizona Diamondbacks infielder Ildemaro Vargas in the Dodgers’ 3-2 loss at Chase Field the previous night”

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Multiple sources from June 4 and June 5, 2026, report a violent collision between Max Muncy and Ildemaro Vargas at first base during a game against the Diamondbacks.

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Claim 3: “Dodgers third baseman Max Muncy will return to the Dodgers’ lineup on Saturday for the second game of a three-game series against the Angels”

CORROBORATED

Multiple web search results from June 5, 2026, confirm that Max Muncy was scheduled to return to the lineup on Saturday for the second game of a series against the Angels following a collision.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2018 Los Angeles Dodgers season was the 129th for the franchise in Major League Baseball, and their 61st season in Los Angeles, California. They played their home games at Dodger Stadium. The Dodg…
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Claim 4: “The collision in question occurred with two outs in the fifth inning when Muncy hit a grounder to Vargas up the first-base line”

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While the collision itself is corroborated, the specific detail regarding 'two outs in the fifth inning' is not explicitly detailed in the provided evidence snippets, though the event is confirmed. The general search results for 'Collision' are generic and not specific to this game's play-by-play.

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Claim 5: “The Dodgers don’t have a game on Monday”

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The evidence from June 5, 2026, explicitly states 'The Dodgers don't have a game on Monday', and subsequent evidence from June 7-8, 2026, discusses the team traveling to Pittsburgh on that Monday.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 Los Angeles Dodgers season is the 137th season for the Los Angeles Dodgers franchise in Major League Baseball (MLB), their 69th season in Los Angeles, California, and their 65th season playin…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Los Angeles Dodgers are an American professional baseball team based in Los Angeles. The Dodgers compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) West Division. …
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Claim 6: “They will travel to Pittsburgh that day”

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Multiple sources from June 7 and June 8, 2026, confirm that the Dodgers were traveling to or arriving in Pittsburgh for a series against the Pirates.

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