The Los Angeles Dodgers on Thursday announced they have agreed to a contract extension with third baseman Max Muncy.

The deal guarantees $10 million, consisting of a $7 million salary in 2027 and a $3 million buyout on a $10 million club option for the 2028 season.

Muncy, who signed a three-year, $26 million contract extension with the Dodgers in 2020, secured his first extension with the organization at that time. That contract covered his arbitration years and included a club option that gave the Dodgers control over his first free-agent season.

In 2022, he agreed to a new deal in which his 2023 club option was exercised, and an additional year of control was added through a club option for the 2024 season.

Following the 2023 season, the Dodgers renegotiated and restructured the contract into a two-year, $24 million deal that included a $10 million club option for 2026.

This latest agreement keeps Muncy under contract through his age-36 season in 2027 and gives the Dodgers the option to bring him back for $10 million in 2028, when he will be entering his age-37 season.

With this signing, Muncy has essentially been locked in with the Dodgers for more than a decade. During that time, he has remained one of the game’s best offensive third basemen. In his tenure with Los Angeles, he has posted a .243/.358/.485 slash line with 209 home runs in Dodger Blue.

He has also won three World Series titles with the club (2020, 2024, 2025) and earned two All-Star selections as a member of the Dodgers.

Even in recent seasons, as he has gotten older and dealt with injuries, Muncy has remained a vital part of the Dodgers’ sustained success.

In 2025, a year riddled with injuries — including a scary July 2 fall that resulted in a knee bone bruise — the 35-year-old third baseman continued to serve as a heartbeat in the middle of the lineup and a key contributor to the club’s championship runs.

The primary criticism of Muncy throughout his career has been his defense.

That evaluation has drawn mixed reviews, but the Dodgers have clearly been comfortable with any defensive trade-offs in order to keep his elite on-base percentage and plus power in the lineup — particularly against right-handed pitching.

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