The Latest Breaking News from Manny Machado

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.

Going to have to speed things up a bit, Manny.

Yankees manager Aaron Boone is prepping his club for the inclusion of the pitch clock this upcoming season. With the Bronx Bombers slated to get their first in-game look at the pitch clock when they take on the Philadelphia Phillies in Clearwater, Fla., on Saturday, the club has had Triple-A…

He wasn’t fully in the batter’s box and alert to Mariners lefty Robbie Ray as the 15-second clock wound under 8 seconds in the bottom of the first inning. Umpire Ryan Blakney called time and signaled strike one against Machado.

The Padres star failed to step into the box in time in a spring training game on Friday against the Mariners.

MLB has incorporated multiple rule changes for the 2023 season.

PEORIA, Ariz. — The Padres will not run into a shortage of shortstops this season, which is the long and – cue the groans – short of it.

Hang a gold star on the first four years of the 10-year contract between Manny Machado and the Padres.

PEORIA, Ariz. — There is no telling what the future holds.

The third baseman is entering the fifth year of a 10-year deal with San Diego.