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Manny Machado Bought In on the Padres—and Helped the Team Buy Everyone Else

The third baseman invested early in the idea of the Padres’ turnaround, San Diego has since invested at a shocking rate to build an All-Star roster around him.

Manny Machado signed an 11-year, $350 million contract with the Padres. Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images

By Lindsey Adler

Updated April 13, 2023 7:05 am ET

Four years ago, Manny Machado became the earliest adopter of one of Major League Baseball’s most far-fetched ideas: That the San Diego Padres, one of baseball’s classic little-brother teams, could build a dynastic winner by spending lavishly on players the way the big-city teams do.

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