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Baltimore Orioles: Manny Machado has become an easily disliked figure outside of Birdland

By Brian Pinter

Apr 21, 2017; Baltimore, MD, USA; Baltimore Orioles third baseman Manny Machado (13) looks on prior to the game against the Boston Red Sox at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. Mandatory Credit: Evan Habeeb-USA TODAY Sports
Apr 21, 2017; Baltimore, MD, USA; Baltimore Orioles third baseman Manny Machado (13) looks on prior to the game against the Boston Red Sox at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. Mandatory Credit: Evan Habeeb-USA TODAY Sports /
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Sep 23, 2015; Washington, DC, USA; Washington Nationals catcher Wilson Ramos (40) holds back relief pitcher Jonathan Papelbon (58) after he hit Baltimore Orioles third baseman Manny Machado (not pictured) with a pitch during the ninth inning at Nationals Park. Baltimore Orioles defeated Washington Nationals 4-3. Mandatory Credit: Tommy Gilligan-USA TODAY Sports /

3. Wednesday, September 23, 2015: The Go-Ahead Shot

Both the Orioles and the Washington Nationals were vying for a spot in the postseason in their respective leagues. The Nationals had allowed starter Max Scherzer to remain in the game in the seventh to face Machado, with the lead 3-2. With J.J. Hardy on third and two outs, Machado took a 2-2 pitch from Scherzer over the left-center field wall to put the Orioles on top, 4-3.

The Orioles would eventually go on to win the game by the same score, however, not before closer, Jonathan Papelbon joined the “I’m not a Manny Machado fan” club.

What you didn’t see in the first video is Machado apparently standing to admire the deep fly ball that gave the O’s the lead. Papelbon took exception to that.

The video embedded doesn’t show the previous inside pitch that did not make contact with Machado.

When asked about the incident after the game, Papelbon told reporters,

"“If Manny thinks I hit him, then that’s what he thinks. I’m not going to sit here and go back and forth whether I did or whether I didn’t, cause it doesn’t matter. If he thinks I did, that’s what he thinks.”"

It looked almost exactly as it seemed.

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