Manuel Arturo Machado (born July 6, 1992) is a Dominican-American professional baseball third baseman and shortstop for the San Diego Padres of Major League Baseball. Machado was drafted by the Baltimore Orioles with the third overall pick in the 2010 MLB draft. He made his MLB debut in August 2012. In 2013, Machado earned a spot on the American League All-Star team on his way to leading the league in doubles with 51. He was also recognized as one of the best fielders in the game, winning a Gold Glove Award in 2015. In 2016, he was traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers and helped the team make the World Series.
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Manuel Arturo Machado (born July 6, 1992) is a Dominican-American professional baseball third baseman and shortstop for the San Diego Padres of Major League Baseball. Machado was drafted by the Baltimore Orioles with the third overall pick in the 2010 MLB draft. He made his MLB debut in August 2012. In 2013, Machado earned a spot on the American League All-Star team on his way to leading the league in doubles with 51. He was also recognized as one of the best fielders in the game, winning a Gold Glove Award in 2015. In 2016, he was traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers and helped the team make the World Series. He signed a 10-year, USD 300 million contract with the Padres, the richest contract in the history of North American sports at the time. He is of Dominican heritage and grew up in Miami, Florida. He bats and throws right-handed, and was highly recruited from an early age, where he attended Brito High School and was raised by his mother, Rosa Machado, his grandfather, Francisco Nunez, and his uncle, Geovanny Brito. He grew up alongside Chicago Cubs outfielder Albert Almora, and while they are not related by blood they consider each other to be cousins. His defensive prowess has earned him frequent comparisons to former Oriolesthird baseman and Hall of Famer Brooks Robinson. In 2018,Machado was hitting. 313 with 21 home runs and 60 RBIs, and made his fourth All-Stars appearance.
He hit his first career home run on August 12, 2012, in the 2012 ALDS Game 3 of the ALDS against the Boston Red Sox. He then hit his third career homerun on August 11, 2013, against former number one overall draft choice Luke Hochevar. The following day, against the same opponent, he hit his second and second home runs, making him the youngest Oriole and 12th youngest player in major league history to have multi-homer game. He had three hits, giving him 27 hits and giving him 24 runs on May 27, 2013. He finished his rookie season having played in all 51 of the remaining games. In 202 plate appearances, he had eight doubles, three triples, 7 home Runs, 7 steals, and 24 runs scored as many attempts. He also had three RBIs and three runs scored on May 24, 2013 in the division series against the New York Yankees in five games. He started at third base, as the team already had J. J. Hardy at shortstop. He played shortstop, instead of being the DH, as he did with the Orioles, and he was pulled after the fifth inning. The Orioles promoted Machado to MLB from the Double-A Bowie Baysox on August 9, 2011. He began the 2011 season with the Delmarva Shorebirds, playing shortstop, playing shortstop. He went 1-for-3 with a single in the High-A Frederick Keys on August 30, 2010.
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