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From unknown to indispensable, Max Muncy is putting up All-Star numbers for the Dodgers

LOS ANGELES - Eyes locked on the right field bleachers, searching for his latest homer cresting through the ink-black sky, Max Muncy exhaled and let his bat roll through his fingers. It was the fourth inning of a game against Pittsburgh on Monday, but it could have been a day later or a few days prior. Muncy has gone deep 20 times this season (up to Friday's game), enough for his bat drop to become a subtle signature.

"It just kind of happens," Muncy said. "It's not something that I think about.

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