The Latest Breaking News from Manny Machado

“It’s actually good for the game,” Sox manager Pedro Grifol said. “It just brings alertness and focus to the game.”

PEORIA, Ariz. — It was the top of the lineup that caused Juan Soto to "wish good luck" to opposing pitchers on his first day with the Padres last season.

If experts' forecasts hold true, the 2023 Padres will get fatigued from circling the basepaths.

What happens when a historically cash-strapped team starts spending like never before? We’re about to find out.

PEORIA, Ariz. — Manny Machado wanted to remain in San Diego, and he wanted to remain on a winner.

Los Angeles (AFP) - After nearly 150 years of ploughing its own unapologetically somnolent furrow in an increasingly frenetic US sporting landscape, baseball is finally hitting the accelerator.

A person with knowledge of the deal says All-Star slugger Manny Machado has agreed to a new $350 million, 11-year contract that will keep him with the San Diego Padres through 2033

PEORIA, Ariz. — Remember that Manny Machado opt-out clause, the fly in the Padres' ointment — pterodactyl-sized to many — that threatened to loom over the clubhouse and season like a dark, angry wall cloud?

PEORIA, Ariz. — The Padres have locked up the big one.

The free-spending Padres reportedly are close to a long-term agreement with their star third baseman.

LOS ANGELES — Manny Machado's locker in the San Diego Padres' spring training clubhouse is prime real estate: at the main entrance, next to the three-foot tall speaker pumping the music into the room. Friday morning, hours before their Cactus League opener, it was tuned to laidback oldies.