Padres' Manny Machado: Agrees to $350 million extension
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Machado and the Padres are finalizing an 11-year, $350 million extension Sunday, Jeff Passan of ESPN.com reports.
The 30-year-old had six years and $180 million remaining on his previous contract (including the upcoming campaign) but recently confirmed plans to exercise his opt-out at the end of the 2023 season. Instead, he's reached a new deal with San Diego that should keep him around until 2034. Machado delivered his typical All-Star level of production last season with an .897 OPS, 32 home runs, 37 doubles, 102 RBI and 100 runs in 150 games, which earned him second place in voting for the National League MVP.
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Padres' Manny Machado: Solo shot in loss
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Machado went 2-for-4 with a solo home run during Saturday's 10-6 loss to the Phillies in Game 4 of the NLCS.
Machado hit a 100-mph line drive off Phillies starter Bailey Falter that reached the left field bleachers to give the Padres a 1-0 lead in the first inning of Game 4. Machado has now homered in two of the past three games, and he has reached four postseason homers for the first time in his career. The 30-year-old righty also continued his streak of multi-hit performances following hitless games, which he has now accomplished in seven straight instances. Machado is slated to face starter Zack Wheeler in a must-win Game 5 -- he is 2-for-11 with two singles against Wheeler in his career.
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Padres' Manny Machado: Goes yard in Game 2
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Machado went 3-for-5 with a solo home run and a double during Wednesday's 8-5 win over the Phillies in Game 2 of the NLCS.
Machado's solo shot in the eighth inning off David Robertson gave the Padres a four-run cushion, and they ultimately held on to even the NLCS at 1-1. This game marked Machado's fourth multi-hit performance of the postseason, bringing his average up to .306 across 36 plate appearances. Machado has demonstrated an unbelievable ability to bounce back from poor showings. The last six times the star third baseman has gone hitless, he has followed up with a multi-hit performance.
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Padres' Manny Machado: Riding pine Monday
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Machado isn't in the starting lineup for Monday's game against San Francisco.
The 30-year-old slugger will get a day off after the Padres officially clinched a playoff spot Sunday. Brandon Drury will move to third base in his absence, moving Josh Bell into first base and opening up a chance for Brandon Dixon to start as San Diego's designated hitter, batting ninth.
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Padres' Manny Machado: Crushes solo shot
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Machado went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and an additional run scored in Saturday's 5-2 win over the White Sox.
Machado launched his 32nd homer of the year in the seventh inning to account for the Padres' last run. He also had their only multi-hit effort in the contest, his fourth in his last seven games. This was the first time the third baseman produced an RBI in five contests after reaching the century mark Sept. 25 versus the Rockies. He's at a .296/.367/.533 slash line with 101 RBI, 99 runs scored, nine stolen bases, 36 doubles and a triple through 147 contests in another standout year.
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Padres' Manny Machado: Powers victory
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Machado went 2-for-4 with a double, a walk, two runs and two RBI in a 9-3 win against the Rockies on Saturday.
Machado singled in the first inning, doubled home a run and scored in the third, knocked in another run in the fifth and walked and scored in the seventh. The 30-year-old has reached base three times in two of his last three contests -- batting 4-for-10 with three walks during the stretch -- and is now slashing .298/.369/.532 with 30 home runs, 94 runs, 97 RBI and eight stolen bases in 141 games.
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Padres' Manny Machado: Blasts 30th homer
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Machado went 1-for-2 with a solo home run, two walks and a stolen base in a 5-4 loss Thursday against St. Louis.
Machado reached safely in each of his last three plate appearances, including his 30th homer of the season in the eighth. The stolen base was his eighth of the season and first since May 20. He's reached base safely in six straight contests, going 6-for-21 with two homers four RBI and four walks in that span.
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Padres' Manny Machado: Clobbers homer in win
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Machado went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run, an additional run scored and a walk in Sunday's 6-1 win over the Diamondbacks.
Machado got the scoring going early with his first-inning blast, and that was all the Padres needed. Over his last seven games, he's gone 4-for-26 (.154), and his homer Sunday was his first extra-base hit in that span. Extended slumps have been rare for the third baseman this year, as evidenced by his sturdy .296/.365/.531 slash line through 136 games. He's added 29 homers, 92 RBI, 90 runs scored and seven stolen bases.
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Padres' Manny Machado: Homers twice against former club
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Machado went 2-for-4 with two solo home runs in Saturday's loss to the Dodgers.
The Padres weren't able to muster much offense against their rivals until the ninth inning, but Machado provided some firepower with solo homers off Julio Urias in the third and sixth frames. The All-Star third baseman is up to 28 long balls on the campaign, matching his mark from last season. If he goes deep twice more in the regular season, Machado will notch his sixth career campaign of 30-plus homers, which would be his first since 2019.
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Padres' Manny Machado: Reaches base five times
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Machado went 3-for-3 with three singles and two walks in a 5-4 victory over the Dodgers on Friday.
Machado was perfect at the dish Friday, singling in the third, fifth and seventh innings and walking in the first and 10th. The quality outing was overdue, as the 30-year-old had gone hitless across his last three games and was batting 3-for-23 in September coming into the contest. Machado is now slashing .302/.370/.532 with 26 home runs, 85 runs, 88 RBI and seven stolen bases in 128 games.
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Padres' Manny Machado: Homers against former club
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Machado went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run and a walk in a 7-1 win over the Dodgers on Friday.
Machado struck the first blow in the series when he lifted a two-run shot to left field in the third inning. The long ball extended his hitting streak to seven games, during which he is slashing .433/.469/.833 with three homers, 11 RBI and seven runs. Machado is up to 25 homers on the year, a mark that he has reached in every season since 2015 aside from the abbreviated 2020 campaign.
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Padres' Manny Machado: Drives in three
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Machado went 2-for-4 with a double and three RBI on Wednesday against the Giants.
Machado powered the Padres' offense, with the majority of his production coming on a ground-rule double in the fifth inning that drove in a pair. He's now riding a six-game hitting streak, during which he's hit .480 with two homers, nine RBI and six runs scored. For the season, Machado owns a .306/.374/.536 line across 522 plate appearances.
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Padres' Manny Machado: Homers twice in four-hit game
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Machado went 4-for-5 with two home runs and a double for a total of four RBI and three runs scored in a 15-7 loss to the Royals on Sunday.
Machado had an incredible night at the plate, which included two home runs off Royals starter Jonathan Heasley. Machado has been scorching throughout August and came into the game slashing .316/.382/.551 this month. The 30-year-old third baseman has been a beacon of consistency throughout his career, and if he stays hot down the stretch he could be on the brink of his second 100-RBI season and fifth 30-home run season.
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Padres' Manny Machado: Produces lone Padres run in loss
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Machado went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in a loss to the Nationals on Thursday.
San Diego managed only three hits in the contest, with Machado's fourth-inning solo blast accounting for the team's only run. The All-Star third baseman had his string of eight straight multi-hit contests snapped in the loss, though he still extended his hit streak to 10 games. Machado was named the NL Player of the Week last week as a result of slashing .429/.448/.821 with two homers and 10 RBI over six contests.
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Padres' Manny Machado: Remains red hot in loss
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Machado went 2-for-4 with a solo home run, a double and a walk in a loss to the Nationals on Saturday.
Machado kicked off the scoring in the contest with a solo shot in the third inning. The veteran also doubled in the seventh to notch his fourth straight multi-hit performance. Over that stretch, Machado is slashing .474/.500/1.053 with two homers, five doubles, seven runs and eight RBI.
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Padres' Manny Machado: Walks it off Tuesday
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Machado went 2-for-5 with a three-run home run and an additional run scored in Tuesday's 7-4 win over the Giants.
Machado picked a great time for his 20th homer of the year, as it was a walkoff blast to answer the Giants' three-run rally in the top of the ninth inning. Aside from the shortened 2020 campaign, Machado has reached the 20-homer mark in seven straight full seasons. The third baseman has gone 10-for-38 (.263) with two homers and six RBI through 10 games in August. For the season, he's slashing .290/.362/.509 with 63 RBI, 70 runs scored and seven stolen bases in 102 contests.
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Padres' Manny Machado: Slugs homer among three hits
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Machado went 3-for-4 with a solo home run, a double and two total runs in Thursday's 9-1 win against the Rockies.
The big news in San Diego on Wednesday was the debut of new acquisition Juan Soto, but Machado gave a loud reminder that the team didn't lack for superstars prior to Soto's arrival. Machado hit a solo shot in the fifth inning and finished with his 29th multi-hit performance of the campaign. Perhaps the addition of Soto and Josh Bell will inspire a resurgence of Machado's bat -- the third baseman had been slashing .191/.278/.426 in 12 second-half games prior to Wednesday.
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Padres' Manny Machado: Goes deep Saturday
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Machado went 1-for-5 with a solo home run in Saturday's loss to Minnesota.
Machado gave San Diego an early lead with his third-inning solo shot to left field, but the Padres didn't score again until the ninth frame. The long ball was the second in as many games for Machado, who has gone deep three times since the All-Star break. The veteran third baseman leads the Padres in hits (103), homers (18), RBI (57) and OPS (.886).
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Padres' Manny Machado: Pads lead Friday
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Machado went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run and three strikeouts in Friday's 10-1 win over the Twins.
Machado's fifth-inning blast accounted for two of the Padres' six runs during that frame. It was his second long ball in seven games since the All-Star break and his 17th homer of the year. The third baseman has had some mild struggles in July, as his batting average has dropped from .327 at the beginning of the month to .298 after Friday's contest. He's added an .884 OPS, 56 RBI, 62 runs scored and seven stolen bases through 90 games.
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Padres' Manny Machado: Starting Wednesday
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Machado (ankle) is starting Wednesday against the Tigers.
Machado tweaked his ankle during the 10th inning of Tuesday's win over Detroit but remained in the game afterward. Although the Padres have a scheduled day off Thursday that would have allowed Machado to rest for two days, he's serving as the designated hitter and batting third Wednesday.
