'Dodgers reinstate Max Muncy and Tommy Edman as infielders from the injured list'

The Los Angeles Dodgers activated third baseman Max Muncy and infielder/outfielder Tommy Edman from the injured list on Monday prior to their three-game series opener against the visiting Seattle Mariners.

Muncy returned to the Dodgers\' lineup immediately, batting seventh and playing third base on Monday against Seattle. Edman will make his first appearance of the season on Monday, batting ninth and taking on the role of center fielder.

In related roster moves, the Dodgers designated infielder Nick Ahmed for assignment, sent outfielder Andy Pages to Triple-A Oklahoma City, placed catcher Austin Barnes on the 15-day IL with a fractured big toe, and recalled catcher Hunter Feduccia from Triple-A.

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Dodgers manager Dave Roberts also announced that first baseman Freddie Freeman has a hairline fracture in his right middle finger, but will continue to play. Freeman was included in the lineup for Monday night's game.

Muncy, 33, has been sidelined since being placed on the IL on May 17 with a right oblique strain. The two-time All-Star had a batting average of .223 with nine home runs and 28 RBIs in 40 games before his injury.

The Dodgers acquired Edman, 29, from the St. Louis Cardinals in a three-team trade involving the Chicago White Sox last month. Edman had been on the 60-day IL due to wrist surgery and an ankle sprain.

In his first five seasons in the major leagues, all with St. Louis, Edman had a batting average of .265 with 53 home runs, 222 RBIs, and 106 stolen bases in 596 games.

Ahmed, 34, joined Los Angeles as a free agent last month and played in 17 games, with a batting average of .229, one home run, and two RBIs.

Pages, 23, made his major league debut in April and appeared in 98 games for Los Angeles, batting .246 with nine home runs and 36 RBIs.

Barnes, 34, had a batting average of .241 with one home run and eight RBIs in 44 games this year. He has spent his entire 10-year career in the big leagues with the Dodgers, with a lifetime batting average of .221, 35 home runs, and 157 RBIs in 589 games.

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Feduccia, 27, made his first and only major league appearance on July 31 as a pinch hitter in a loss to the San Diego Padres. He went 0-for-1 that day but has a batting average of .282 with six home runs and 46 RBIs in 73 games for Oklahoma City.