The Los Angeles Dodgers decided to keep one of their solid team players for yet another season. Third baseman Max Muncy, the Dodgers' own version of "Mad Max" if you will, is coming on back.

The Dodgers announced on Thursday that they've picked up Muncy's $10 million option for the 2026 MLB season. So Muncy gets to enjoy some time off, along with his teammates, and knows that he'll be going back to Dodger Town in Vero Beach, Fla., when Spring Training starts up.

In the 2025 MLB regular season, Muncy hit .243 with 19 home runs and 67 RBIs. Muncy had an OBP of .376, a slugging percentage of .470 and an OPS of .846.

In the 2025 World Series victory over the Toronto Blue Jays, Muncy was 6-for-28 with two home runs that will be forever remembered by Dodgers fans. Besides being with the Dodgers for their 2024 and 2025 World Series championships, Muncy also was a part of the 2020 World Series-winning team, too.

For Muncy, getting a chance to come back and play for the Dodgers probably was just a no-brainer move. The team obviously loved what Muncy brought every time he took the field, whether it was a key hit or some solid play at third base.

It will be interesting to see who the Dodgers actually keep on their roster for next season. The team might want to tinker a little bit with their roster. 

Obviously, the team might be in the market for another starting pitcher as Clayton Kershaw rolled out into the sunset of his incredible career as a World Series champion.

The coming days and weeks will put the Dodgers front office to the test, too. They, much like Dodgers ownership, want to get back to the Fall Classic yet a third straight time. But the opposition in the National League West Division isn't sitting idly by.

The San Francisco Giants have hired former University of Tennessee head coach Tony Vitello as the team's new manager. On Thursday, the San Diego Padres went out and named Craig Stammen as their new manager, signing him to a three-year deal.

So, the Dodgers have some work to do.