They were double-play partners on the field, and the best of friends off it. So it should come as no surprise that fate brought them back together, even after the Orioles traded them to different National League teams.
On Wednesday night, in his first at-bat for the Milwaukee Brewers, second baseman Jonathan Schoop hit a slow roller to Los Angeles Dodgers third baseman Manny Machado, who barehanded the ball and threw him out in a play that Orioles fans have seen often over the years. Machado appeared to be all smiles after the play.