<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/san-diego-padres/padres-manny-machado-vocal-on-san-diegos-bold-double-steal');   ga('set', 'title', 'Padres’ Manny Machado vocal on San Diego’s bold double steal');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/unnamed-1_7c3142.jpg"></figure><h1>Padres’ Manny Machado vocal on San Diego’s bold double steal</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-03-27T18:14:10-07:00">March 27th, 6:14pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-03-27T18:14:10-07:00">March 27th, 6:14pm</time><address><a>Daniel Locke</a>Daniel Locke covers the New Orleans Pelicans and is an Associate Editor for ClutchPoints. He will graduate from Auburn University with a degree in Journalism in May. Daniel has covered Auburn Athletics for the entirety of his time as a student, focusing on football, men's basketball, and baseball.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The San Diego Padres earned a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/editorials/braves-vs-padres-prediction-odds-pick-3-27-2025">7-4 win over</a> the Atlanta Braves on Opening Day, starting the 2025 campaign on a solid note. There was one part of the game that impressed star third baseman Manny Machado.</p><p>A double steal helped pave the way for the Padres. Machado <a href="https://x.com/973TheFanSD/status/1905406501445140556?t=AC-x6ReX4e0Db7qLu88BGA&amp;s=19" rel="noopener">gave his thoughts on the play</a>.</p><p>“Just taking advantage,” Machado said. “We know that we’re an aggressive team, we know that we can pick our spots and choose. With a lefty on, the third baseman is playing off the bag, it’s a tough throw for the catcher. It’s a tough catch as well for the third baseman on the run.</p><p>“We came out with a victory in front of our home crowd. It was electric out there like never before. To come away with a victory in front of them, it’s always awesome to start off the year.”</p><p>Machado went 2-of-3 with three runs and one RBI. The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/padres-news-manny-machado-brash-warning-dodgers-last-season-heartbreak">star third baseman is looking</a> to have his best season yet in 2025 and he got the year started on the right foot.</p><h2><b>Padres’ Kyle Hart ready for return</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/unnamed-2_c2d124.jpg"><figcaption>Allan Henry-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>San Diego Padres pitcher Kyle Hart is <a href="https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2025/03/26/padres-notes-its-everything-for-kyle-hart-to-return-to-majors-michael-king-excited-for-opening-day-start/" rel="noopener">excited to be back in</a> the MLB.</p><p>“I’m going to just try to be in the here and now,” Hart said via the San Diego Union-Tribune. “Not to be cliché, but I’m just super excited to watch Michael King pitch and watch our guys go to work. Obviously, I’m going to take that all in. I’m going to try to take every second of that in, and then when I get out there, I’m going to be hyper-focused on doing my job to help us win a ballgame.”</p><p>Hart has had some difficult times since his last stint in the MLB, and he is looking to take nothing for granted as a result.</p><p>“There were some emotions for sure from my end,” Hart said. “I’ve been in some dark places in this game. Been in some really good places too, but, seems like lately it’s been a little more down than up at times. I’m excluding last year, obviously. But this is a privilege. I think last year, the biggest thing I learned was never taking anything in this game for granted. Certainly making my first opening day,  I’m going to treat it like it’s going to be everything.”</p><p>It is not clear what game Hart will be on the mound for just yet, but he is expected to toe the rubber in the coming days.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Padres’ Manny Machado vocal on San Diego’s bold double steal

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/san-diego-padres/padres-news-manny-machado-100-real-xander-bogaerts-potential');   ga('set', 'title', 'Manny Machado gets 100% real on Xander Bogaerts’ potential');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Padres-news-Manny-Machado-gets-100-real-on-Xander-Bogaerts-potential.jpg"></figure><h1>Manny Machado gets 100% real on Xander Bogaerts’ potential</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-03-22T14:41:13-07:00">March 22nd, 2:41pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-03-22T14:50:55-07:00">March 22nd, 2:50pm</time><address><a>Mike Gianakos</a>Mike Gianakos is the former editor-in-chief of High Times magazine, where he also spearheaded the video department and event production. He is a longtime podcaster and even longer suffering NY Jets fan.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The San Diego Padres had the best record in baseball over the second half of the 2024 season. The Padres’ post-All-Star Game stretch helped them secure the top Wild Card berth in the National League and the team reached the NLCS, where they suffered a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/san-diego-padres/padres-news-manny-machado-gets-100-real-heartbreaking-loss-dodgers">heartbreaking loss to the Dodgers</a>.</p><p>San Diego is gearing up to make another run in the highly competitive NL West. And Padres’ star third baseman Manny Machado believes Xander Bogaerts will <a href="https://x.com/SammyLev/status/1903241230064197840" rel="noopener">be a key</a> to the team’s success in 2025.</p><p>“We’re definitely gonna need him… Right when he was getting hot and getting a feel for it and starting to feel himself at the plate, obviously [he had] an injury,” Machado said of Bogaerts, per 973TheFanSD’s Sammy Levitt on X.</p><p>After spending the vast majority of his 12-year career at shortstop, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/san-diego-padres/padres-news-xander-bogaerts-breaks-silence-second-base-move">Bogaerts made the switch to second base</a> last season to accommodate Gold Glove winner Ha-Seong Kim. Bogaerts then fractured his shoulder making a diving stop at second. The injury cost him 50 games.</p><h2><b>Can Xander Bogaerts help lead the Padres past the powerhouse Dodgers?</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Xander-Bogaerts.jpg"><figcaption>Orlando Ramirez-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Bogaerts is entering the 2025 season healthy and back at a familiar position, as he’ll resume his duties as the Padres’ starting shortstop.</p><p>“Having him healthy is gonna be huge for us. He’s a guy that can do a lot of things. He can run the bases, steal some bases, hit for power, he can slug. He led the league one year in doubles. So that’s the type of player we’re going to see. We’re going to see him physically ready this year. He’s looking like a little young Bogie out there running around at shortstop. So it’s fun to see him be out there and healthy again and being himself,” Machado added, via Levitt.</p><p>Bogaerts spent the first 10-years of his MLB career with the Boston Red Sox. When the four-time All-Star became a free agent prior to the 2023 season, the Padres signed him to an <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/san-diego-padres/grading-xander-bogaerts-11-year-280-million-padres-contract-free-agency">11-year, $280 million contract</a>.</p><p>San Diego has three players – Machado, Bogaerts and Fernando Tatis Jr. – on massive contracts and the team needs to get serious production out of the group to have a realistic shot at a title.</p><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/san-diego-padres/mlb-rumors-xander-bogaerts-joins-dylan-cease-padres-trade-candidate">Padres considered trading Bogaerts</a> this offseason but decided to stick with him and run it back in 2025. Now healthy and back in his natural position, Bogaerts is expecting a bounce back performance this year.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Manny Machado gets 100% real on Xander Bogaerts’ potential

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/san-diego-padres/padres-news-manny-machado-brash-warning-dodgers-last-season-heartbreak');   ga('set', 'title', 'Padres’ Manny Machado sends brash warning to Dodgers after last season’s heartbreak');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Padres-news-Manny-Machado-sends-brash-warning-to-Dodgers-after-last-seasons-heartbreak.jpg"></figure><h1>Padres’ Manny Machado sends brash warning to Dodgers after last season’s heartbreak</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-02-27T07:22:09-08:00">February 27th, 7:22am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-02-27T07:22:43-08:00">February 27th, 7:22am</time><address><a href="https://haydencilley.wixsite.com/hayden-cilley-s-port">Hayden Cilley</a>Hayden Cilley joined ClutchPoints in August 2024 as a Phoenix Suns and Mercury reporter, as well as an Associate Editor. Hayden graduated from the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism at Arizona State University. He recently covered the Phoenix Mercury for The Next Hoops and PHNX Sports.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>When the San Diego Padres were taken down by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the divisional round, Manny Machado felt sour. The Padres’ silver slugger wasn’t too keen about how his team went out. After all, Los Angeles won the World Series against the New York Yankees. As a result, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/san-diego-padres/padres-news-manny-machado-wants-revenge-on-this-nl-west-rival-dodgers">Machado had his eyes set on this NL West rival</a>.</p><p>Safe to say that the rival hasn’t changed. It remains the Dodgers. However, he keeps <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/columnist/bob-nightengale/2025/02/27/padres-have-unfinished-business-in-2025/80611459007/" rel="noopener">reminiscing on the loss</a> in the divisional round.</p><p>“I hate losing, I really do,’’ Machado tells USA TODAY Sports Bob Nightengale. “We had them. We had them. But we came up short. When you lose to the champions, it stings. You see them win it all, it’s like, “Damn, it could have been us right?’</p><p>“You soak it in, and after that, you got to flip the switch. You have no choice. But that’s the beauty of baseball. The stuff gets harder every year. That’s why I love this game so much; it keeps you hungry.’’</p><p>Machado understands the struggle. He hasn’t won a World Series, <a href="https://www.si.com/mlb/2018/10/21/manny-machado-nlcs-game-7-dodgers-brewers-world-series-red-sox" rel="noopener">although appeared in 2018</a> with the Dodgers, funny enough. He didn’t win that one but has been yearning to get back. The taste of a World Series leaves Machado wanting more, and that echoes to his teammates.</p><h2><b>Manny Machado wants the Padres revenge on the Dodgers</b></h2><p>Revenge can come in all shapes and sizes. However, the Padres will have their work cut out for them. They have a barrage of All-Stars and even MVPs. Shohei Ohtani, Freddie Freeman, and Mookie Betts are only a handful of the elite players they have. It allowed them to make it to the World Series.</p><p>Machado understands that better than anyone.</p><p>“The Dodgers are [bleeping] good, man,” Machado said. “But we’re excited to take them down. There’s nothing better than having a championship team in your division that you can knock off.’’</p><p>Even with <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/san-diego-padres/padres-news-manny-machado-jokes-being-100">Machado joking about being 100%</a>, the Padres will need every bit of that. The NL West isn’t solely the Dodgers. The Arizona Diamondbacks and San Francisco Giants made some intriguing moves this offseason. Last season, there was a possibility that four teams could’ve gotten in.</p><p>Machado echoed that sentiment.</p><p>“Our division now is by far the best division in baseball,’’ Machado said. “Hands down. We’ve got four teams who could make the playoffs.</p><p>Despite the increased competition, Machado has his eyes set on taking down one, and one team only. The Dodgers.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Padres’ Manny Machado sends brash warning to Dodgers after last season’s heartbreak

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/san-diego-padres/padres-news-manny-machado-home-run-spring-training');   ga('set', 'title', 'Padres’ Manny Machado crushes home run on his 1st spring training pitch');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Padres-news-Manny-Machado-crushes-home-run-on-his-1st-spring-training-pitch.jpg"></figure><h1>Padres’ Manny Machado crushes home run on his 1st spring training pitch</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-02-21T13:49:29-08:00">February 21st, 1:49pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-02-21T14:15:55-08:00">February 21st, 2:15pm</time><address><a>Troy Finnegan</a>Troy Finnegan is an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints. He graduated from the University of Colorado Boulder in 2023 with a degree in journalism and minors in communications and sports media, as well as a critical sports studies certificate. He has had a passion for sports his entire life, and enjoys covering and writing about all sports.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/padres-news-padres-ace-yu-darvish-not-fan-abs-challenge-system">San Diego Padres are hungry heading into the 2025 season</a> after a disappointing NLDS loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers last season, and that quest gets underway Friday against the Seattle Mariners in the spring training opener.</p><p>Star third baseman Manny Machado has been one of the best players in baseball for several years now, and he is wasting no time getting going and rounding into form this season. On Friday, Machado <a href="https://x.com/Padres/status/1893034243422593165" rel="noopener">crushed the first pitch he saw</a> out into center field for a home run.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Manny's first pitch, Manny's first home run 😎 <a href="https://t.co/8iwwUS5egC">pic.twitter.com/8iwwUS5egC</a></p><p>— San Diego Padres (@Padres) <a href="https://twitter.com/Padres/status/1893034243422593165?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 21, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>The two-run shot gave the Padres a 2-0 lead in the first inning, and San Diego is now up 5-1 on the Mariners as they get their spring training underway.</p><p>Padres fans will be hoping that this is a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/padres-news-manny-machado-jokes-being-100">sign of things to come for Machado</a>, who has the power to be among the best hitters in the world in any given year. Last season, Machado earned a Silver Slugger Award following a season where he hit .275 with 29 home runs and 105 RBIs with a 120 OPS+. That was his second Silver Slugger to go with a pair of Gold Gloves in his career, so Machado can get it done in all phases of the game.</p><p>The Padres will feel like they have a chance to compete for a championship this season <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/padres-news-manny-machado-wants-revenge-on-this-nl-west-rival-dodgers">after pushing the Dodgers to the brink</a> last season. Despite losing in the Division Series, the Padres were the team that pushed the eventual World Series champions the hardest during the postseason, so they would be justified to think that they could have lifted the trophy at the end of the season with a few breaks going the other way.</p><p>Machado can go a long way towards helping the Padres achieve that goal if he can keep up his form of the last few seasons. He has recorded 100 or more RBIs in three of the last four seasons and finished second in the NL MVP race in 2022, so he has been one of the most consistent forces on the team for years. If that keeps up, watch out for a big year from Machado and the Padres.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Padres’ Manny Machado crushes home run on his 1st spring training pitch

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He now writes about sports instead as a form of therapy.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/dodgers-news-dave-roberts-describes-unsettling-video-of-manny-machado-throwing-ball-at-dugout">Manny Machado has built for himself a reputation as a troublemaker</a>. This past postseason alone, during the San Diego Padres’ NLDS clash against the Los Angeles Dodgers, he made waves when he threw a ball towards the Dodgers dugout, nearly hitting manager Dave Roberts in the process. This triggered a bit of a skirmish between the two teams, and it’s clear that heading into 2025, there is going to be no love lost between these two teams.</p><p>Machado, however, is looking to turn over a new leaf. After all, a new season brings forth the possibility of new outcomes. The Padres third baseman is looking forward to the season that lies ahead, as they look to <a href="https://twitter.com/973TheFanSD/status/1891533510004945352" rel="noopener">finish what they started</a> and dethrone the Dodgers.</p><p>“The past is the past. I’m looking forward to going out there and competing again this year and trying to take them down. We’re ready, and we’re gonna go out and compete and possibly bring a title to San Diego,” Machado said, via 97.3 The Fan San Diego on X (formerly Twitter).</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Manny Machado on Dave Roberts saying he used the incident with Manny in the playoffs as motivation and his relationship with Roberts: <a href="https://t.co/QQWevjjEJ4">pic.twitter.com/QQWevjjEJ4</a></p><p>— 97.3 The Fan (@973TheFanSD) <a href="https://twitter.com/973TheFanSD/status/1891533510004945352?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 17, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>The Padres third baseman even went as far as to say that he does not necessarily remember the incident that transpired between him and the Dodgers manager.</p><p>“I don’t know what it was, man. That’s in the past. I even forgot about that until you brought it up. I’m just ready to go out there and compete with our guys and, you know, hopefully be holding the trophy that they held up,” Machado added.</p><p>While Machado’s temperament in that interview seems to be level-headed, don’t expect him to play nice all of a sudden on the field. The Padres star is one of the most fiery competitors in the sport, so expect him to be up to some shenanigans yet again, especially when they face the Dodgers.</p><h2><b>Manny Machado, Padres look to start revenge tour</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Manny-Machado-says-he-is-feeling-healthy-as-he-prepares-for-the-2025-season.jpg"><figcaption>Mandatory Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>It was the Padres that came oh so close to knocking out the Dodgers in the NLDS before their bats went frigid and failed to produce runs towards the end of the series. The gulf in quality between the two teams isn’t very large, which means that the Padres, so long as they maintain their 2024 levels, should still make the Dodgers sweat.</p><p>Manny Machado, in particular, is expected to continue playing a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/padres-news-manny-machado-jokes-being-100">starring role for the Padres</a>. Last season, he tallied 29 home runs and 105 runs batted in, winning the 3B Silver Slugger award in the NL.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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BA	HR	RBI	OPS	SB
.212	2	3	0.733	0

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BA	HR	RBI	OPS	SB
.212	2	3	0.733	0

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