Hearing the name “Manny Machado” in Philadelphia is only becoming more common by the day. Machado made headlines in the NLCS when he said he wouldn’t ever be “Johnny Hustle,”shortly before kicking Milwaukee Brewers first baseman Jesus Aguilar as he ran to first base.
Shortly afterward, NBC Sports Philadelphia’s Jim Salisbury wrote about how some in the Phillies organization were starting to grow weary about signing the superstar, who will hit free agency after the World Series ends.
However, Fancred’s Jon Heyman seems to think the opposite regarding Phillies brass:
The Phillies have been viewed as a likely pursuer of Manny Machado.