San Diego Padres superstar Manny Machado provides an update on his elbow injury and how it's affecting his play.
Machado underwent offseason elbow surgery, and has been playing while simultaneously trying to get back to 100 percent. Machado began the year as a full-time designated hitter, and only recently started playing third base. He's still not playing third base every day, but is starting to get closer to being 100 percent.“I’ve been recovering well,” Machado. “I have been sore, obviously. But that’s just just part of the grind, part of the game. You’ve just got to keep adding good days.
Machado enters Wednesday slashing .228/.282/.354 with five home runs and 22 RBIs. His .637 OPS would be the lowest of his entire 13-year career. While Machado knows it's going to be a grind to get back to being himself, he also knows he'll get there at some point this season. “It’s just a grind I’m going to be dealing with all year," Machado said. "It feels good to be back on the field. I’m excited about that. I’ve been playing some defense. That’s been exciting go out there and get some dirt on my cleats. I’m building myself up to be out there every single day.”
Machao is in the lineup at DH on Wednesday as the Padres look to avoid getting swept by the Colorado Rockies.Noah graduated from USC in 2022 with a B.A. in Journalism and a minor in sports media studies. He is the lead editor for Inside the Padres. He was born and raised in Los Angeles, and has covered all Southern California sports in his career.
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