The Los Angeles Dodgers activated third baseman Max Muncy and infielder/outfielder Tommy Edman from the injured list on Monday prior to their three-game series opener against the visiting Seattle Mariners.
Muncy returned to the Dodgers’ lineup right away, batting seventh and manning third base on Monday against Seattle. Edman will make his season debut on Monday, batting ninth and playing center field.
In related roster moves, the Dodgers designated infielder Nick Ahmed for assignment, optioned outfielder Andy Pages to Triple-A Oklahoma City, placed catcher Austin Barnes on the 15-day IL with a fractured big toe and recalled catcher Hunter Feduccia from Triple-A.
Dodgers manager Dave Roberts also revealed that first baseman Freddie Freeman was diagnosed with a hairline fracture in his right middle finger but will continue to play. Freeman was in the lineup on Monday night.
Muncy, 33, has been out of commission since going on the IL on May 17 with a right oblique strain. The two-time All-Star was batting .223 with nine home runs and 28 RBIs through 40 games before his injury.
The Dodgers acquired Edman, 29, from the St. Louis Cardinals in a three-team trade involving the Chicago White Sox last month. Edman had been on the 60-day IL due to both wrist surgery and an ankle sprain.
In his first five major league seasons, spent entirely with St. Louis, Edman batted .265 with 53 home runs, 222 RBIs and 106 stolen bases in 596 games.
Ahmed, 34, signed with Los Angeles as a free agent last month and got into 17 games, hitting .229 with one homer and two RBIs.
Pages, 23, made his major league debut in April and played in 98 games for Los Angeles. He batted .246 with nine homers and 36 RBIs.
Barnes, 34, was hitting .241 with one home run and eight RBIs through his 44 appearances this year. He has spent his entire 10-year big-league career with the Dodgers, a lifetime .221 hitter with 35 homers and 157 RBIs in 589 games.
Feduccia, 27, made his first and only major league appearance on July 31 in a pinch-hitting situation in a loss to the San Diego Padres. He went 0-for-1 that day but is batting .282 with six homers and 46 RBIs across 73 games for Oklahoma City.
–Field Level Media