{"id":17,"date":"2025-07-03T18:45:38","date_gmt":"2025-07-03T18:45:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sp.znicely.com\/?p=17"},"modified":"2025-07-03T18:49:20","modified_gmt":"2025-07-03T18:49:20","slug":"max-muncy-shares-news-about-his-son-that-breaks-the-hearts-of-mlb-yen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sp.znicely.com\/index.php\/2025\/07\/03\/max-muncy-shares-news-about-his-son-that-breaks-the-hearts-of-mlb-yen\/","title":{"rendered":"Max Muncy shares news about his son that breaks the hearts of MLB.Yen"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Former Los Angeles Dodgers player Max Muncy has always been known for his resilience at the plate\u2014his quiet strength, his controlled power, his unwavering focus. But no game has tested his spirit more than the battle he faces off the field. In a tearful, emotional press conference before last night\u2019s game at Dodger Stadium, Muncy revealed that his young son, Cooper, had recently been diagnosed with a rare and aggressive disease.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/acc0654\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/1548x1152+0+0\/resize\/1200x893!\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F1e%2Fca%2Fab37f9ae40bcb460f62c3da1f49a%2Fmuncy1.png\" alt=\"Max Muncy powers Dodgers to 4-3 victory over Giants - Los Angeles Times\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is the hardest thing we\u2019ve ever gone through as a family,\u201d Muncy said, his voice breaking. \u201cEvery time we step on the field, it\u2019s not just about the game anymore. It\u2019s about giving my son a reason to smile. It\u2019s about showing him what it means to fight.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Muncy\u2019s words silenced the room\u2014and quickly resonated throughout the baseball world. Teammates hugged him after the announcement, and manager Dave Roberts called the hitter \u201cthe emotional core of this team, now more than ever.\u201d The hashtag #ForCooper spontaneously trended on social media within hours, with fans and fellow MLB players sending messages of strength, love and unity.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ocregister.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/LDN-L-DODGERS-0501-KB102-1.jpg?w=537\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Despite the weight of the burden, Muncy insisted he would continue playing \u2014 for now \u2014 balancing the game with hospital visits, treatment sessions and caring for family. \u201cCooper is my hero,\u201d he said, wiping away tears. \u201cIf he can fight through this, at least I can keep playing for him.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"thene-1366941728\" class=\"thene-content_2\">\n<div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1532606\" data-uid=\"024e2\">\n<div id=\"mgw1532606_024e2\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"mgbox card-media\">\n<div class=\"mgheader\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former Los Angeles Dodgers player Max Muncy has always been known for his resilience at the plate\u2014his quiet strength, his controlled power, his unwavering focus. But no game has tested his spirit more than the battle he faces off the&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-mlb"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sp.znicely.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sp.znicely.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sp.znicely.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sp.znicely.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sp.znicely.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sp.znicely.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18,"href":"https:\/\/sp.znicely.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17\/revisions\/18"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sp.znicely.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sp.znicely.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sp.znicely.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}