Machado talks about frustration, swing issues, as he is failing to do damage on pitches he has previously crushed
PHILADELPHIA — The first pitch Manny Machado saw from Mets starter Tylor Megill on Sunday was a 96 mph fastball was belt high and over the plate.Machado swung and fouled the ball high and into the seats behind the first base dugout.This should not be happening.“Yeah, trust me, I’m feeling the same way, and I’m pissed at myself for missing those pitches,” Machado said Tuesday afternoon before the Padres’ 4-3 loss to the Phillies. “I learned not to show emotion.
Machado has made a career — one that has seemingly had him on a Hall of Fame track and made him one of the game’s highest-paid players — out of punishing those pitches. From 2020 through ‘23, he hit .378 with a .779 slugging percentage and missed on just 12 percent of swings on pitches in the heart of the zone.
Machado has not been useless. He still knows how to play and is good enough to be productive on occasion.
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