Eight games into the 2018 postseason, Orioles turned Dodgers shortstop Manny Machado is hitting .265/.306/.588 (140 wRC+) with three home runs in 36 plate appearances. The AVG and OBP are a little low, but it’s a super small size, so I wouldn’t sweat it at all. Machado’s been quite productive in this year’s postseason thus far.
Of course, no one is talking about Machado’s production right now. All the focus is on some recent on-field antics that range from “that’s not what you want to see” to “that’s dirty.” It all started in NLCS Game Two, when Machado casually jogged out a routine ground ball.