The Los Angeles Dodgers are experiencing a slump exacerbated by players falling ill, including Max Muncy, who left a recent game due to sickness. Manager Dave Roberts has acknowledged the impact of this issue on the team's performance.
Key points
Los Angeles Dodgers are in a slump
Players are getting sick, impacting performance
Max Muncy left a game early due to illness
Los Angeles DodgersMax MuncyChicago Cubs
Feb 21, 2026; Tempe, Arizona, USA; Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts against the Los Angeles Angels during a spring training game at Tempe Diablo Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images
Feb 21, 2026; Tempe, Arizona, USA; Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts against the Los Angeles Angels during a spring training game at Tempe Diablo Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images
What illness affected the Los Angeles Dodgers players recently?
Players on the Los Angeles Dodgers have been getting sick, with Max Muncy notably experiencing chills and a cough.
How has the Dodgers' recent slump been impacted by player health?
The Dodgers' slump has worsened due to players falling ill, which has affected their overall performance on the field.
What did Max Muncy say about his illness during the Dodgers' slump?
Max Muncy reported feeling under the weather for two weeks, which led to him leaving a game early against the Chicago Cubs.
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Feb 21, 2026; Tempe, Arizona, USA; Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts against the Los Angeles Angels during a spring training game at Tempe Diablo Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images
Feb 21, 2026; Tempe, Arizona, USA; Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts against the Los Angeles Angels during a spring training game at Tempe Diablo Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images
The bug that spread around the clubhouse was underreported, other than Muncy’s illness.
With the offense going through a legitimate slump, manager Dave Roberts has acknowledged that it is impossible to ignore the effect the players’ health is having on the team.
“It is a factor. It’s the truth,” Roberts said. “Freddie’s got it a little bit. Muncy’s gone through it. Teo’s gone through it, Freeland, a lot of different guys. Yeah, it’s gone through our clubhouse.
“Absolutely. I do think, as far as how the body feels, has been affected. It was since Colorado, so there is a line of demarcation where we really went south with the offense since Colorado. But for me, it’s hard for me to just leave it at that. I do think it’s a factor, but I still feel like we’ve still gotta find a way to be productive.”
How common is a clubhouse sickness?
According to Roberts, these kinds of health issues arise regularly as a team travels and stays together for months at a time.
Baseball is a brutal sport with very few rest days during the regular season and even less downtime during the postseason, which can make a single infected person on a team essentially serve as a “super-spreader.”
“I would say it happens twice a year. … So we’re halfway done,” Roberts added. “I do think at some point in the season, alarm bells start going off about something going through the clubhouse.
“Because we are together a lot, obviously, traveling and things like that. And a lot of our guys have young kids and that’s what happens.”
The Dodgers just left a homestand and will be on the road for another week, finishing their series in St. Louis before moving to Houston.
The regular season grind is only just starting, but in terms of their offense and health, it seems to have already been giving the Dodgers a good deal of adversity.
