The only prediction Manny Machado gave going into Tuesday night’s All-Star Game was that the trade rumors that swirled around him weren’t going to prevent him from having fun as he represented the Orioles in the midsummer classic for the fourth — and likely final — time.
While Machado was the focus leading up to Tuesday’s game — it is a near certainty that he will be traded in the coming days, as soon as Wednesday — but his performance in the All-Star Game was somewhat anticlimactic. He took more selfies than had balls hit his way at shortstop.