Manny Machado

Manny Machado
Baltimore Orioles – No. --
Shortstop
Born: July 6, 1992 (1992-07-06) (age 19)
Miami, Florida
Bats: Right Throws: Right

Manuel Arturo Machado (born July 6, 1992) is an American baseball shortstop in the Baltimore Orioles organization of Major League Baseball. He attended Brito High School in Miami. Machado was drafted by the Orioles with the third overall pick in the 2010 Major League Baseball Draft.[1] He bats and throws right-handed. He stands at 6'2" and weighs 180 pounds.[2] Keith Law, a writer for ESPN.com and the lead baseball analyst for Scouts Inc said that if Machado stays at shortstop, "you have a potential All-Star offensively who is no worse than average with the glove".[1] Machado has been compared to New York Yankees third baseman, Alex Rodriguez.[1][3][4] Machado said "it's a great honor" to be compared to Rodriguez, but he doesn't compare himself to anyone.[1]

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Amateur career

During his senior year of high school, he hit .639 with 12 home runs and 68 RBIs in 29 games.[1]

Machado committed to play for Florida International University. Even if he hadn't signed with the Orioles he would not have been able to play baseball for FIU because he missed the deadline to enroll for fall classes.[5]

Professional career

Machado was viewed as the best high school position player in the 2010 MLB Draft.[6] Machado was selected 3rd overall in the 2010 MLB Draft by the Baltimore Orioles and signed a 5.25 million dollar contract[7] with the Orioles with just three minutes left before the midnight EST signing deadline for 2010 draft picks.[5][8] Machado will be introduced by the Orioles in mid-September when the Orioles host the New York Yankees.[9] On August 22, Machado reported to the Orioles minor league complex to join the Gulf Coast League Orioles.[10] Machado made his professional debut with the Gulf Coast League Orioles on August 27, 2010, where he went 0-3 with a strikeout. He played as the designated hitter.[11] Machado hit his first professional home run in his second game with the Orioles.[12] Machado made his debut with the Low-A Aberdeen IronBirds of the New York – Penn League on August 30, 2010 where he went 1-3 with a single. He played short stop, instead of being the DH, as he did with the Orioles, and he was pulled after the fifth inning.[13] Machado began the 2011 season with the Delmarva Shorebirds, playing shortstop. He hit five home runs before May first, and was named the SAL player of the week for April 25-May 1 [14]. After missing several weeks with a knee injury, he returned to play 10 more games and appear in the SAL all-star game on June 21, 2011. After the game, he was promoted to the High-A Frederick Keys[15].

Off the field

Machado was raised by his mother and his uncle, Geovanny Brito.[6] His agent is Dan Lozano.

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Zrebiec, Jeff (June 7, 2010). "Orioles select Machado with No. 3 overall pick in MLB draft". The Baltimore Sun. http://articles.baltimoresun.com/2010-06-07/sports/bal-orioles-select-manny-machado-0607_1_mlb-draft-jameson-taillon-orioles. Retrieved August 16, 2010. 
  2. ^ Dushenski, Lawrence (June 6, 2010). "2010 MLB Draft Fantasy Profiles – Middle Infielder Rankings: Scouting Manny Machado, Christian Colon, Yordy Cabrera and More". MLB Fantasy Prospects. http://www.mlbfantasyprospects.com/2010/06/2010-mlb-draft-fantasy-profiles-middle-infielder-rankings-scouting-manny-machado-christian-colon-yordy-cabrera-and-more.html. Retrieved August 16, 2010. 
  3. ^ L. Ortiz, George (May 29, 2010). "Draft diary: For Manny Machado, shades of A-Rod". USA Today. http://content.usatoday.com/communities/dailypitch/post/2010/05/draft-diary-for-manny-machado-shades-of-a-rod/1. Retrieved August 17, 2010. 
  4. ^ Zrebiec, Jeff (June 5, 2010). "Draft 2010: Machado compared to Rodriguez". The Post-Gazette. http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10156/1063407-63.stm. Retrieved August 16, 2010. 
  5. ^ a b H. Beasley, Adam (August 17, 2010). "FIU loses out on former Brito standout Machado, who signs with Orioles". The Miami Herald. http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/08/17/1779169/standout-machado-signs-with-orioles.html. 
  6. ^ a b Lemire, Joe (June 1, 2010). "After Nationals draft Bryce Harper, Machado, Taillon figure to be next". Sports Illustrated. http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2010/writers/joe_lemire/06/01/machado.taillon/index.html. Retrieved August 17, 2010. 
  7. ^ Connolly, Dan (August 17, 2010). "Some more Scott Boras quotes on Machado signing". The Baltiomore Sun. http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/sports/orioles/blog/2010/08/some_more_scott_boras_quotes_o.html. Retrieved August 18, 2010. 
  8. ^ Ghiroli, Brittany (August 16, 2010). "Orioles sign No. 3 overall pick Machado". MLB.com. http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20100817&content_id=13543630&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb. 
  9. ^ Connolly, Dan (September 5, 2010). "Starter Tillman aims to stay in majors this time". American Chronicle via The Baltimore Sun. http://www.americanchronicle.com/articles/yb/149456256. Retrieved September 7, 2010. 
  10. ^ Connolly, Dan (August 18, 2010). "Machado won't be introduced until September; goes to Gulf Coast League on Sunday". The Baltimore Sun. http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/sports/orioles/blog/2010/08/machado_wont_be_introduced_unt.html. 
  11. ^ "Manny Machado: O's Machado hitless in pro debut". RotoWorld.com. August 27, 2010. http://www.rotoworld.com/content/playerpages/playerbreakingnews.asp?sport=MLB&id=6242&line=302841&spln=1. Retrieved August 29, 2010. 
  12. ^ Fritz, Ron (August 30, 2010). "Machado: I've been waiting for this for a long time". The Baltimore Sun. http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/sports/orioles/blog/2010/08/machado_ive_been_waiting_for_t.html. Retrieved September 7, 2010. 
  13. ^ Zenitz, Matt (August 31, 2010). "Machado Average in Aberdeen Debut". Press Box. http://www.pressboxonline.com/story.cfm?id=6582. 
  14. ^ "Machado Named SAL Player of the Week". Delmarva Shorebirds. May 2, 2011. http://delmarva.shorebirds.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20110502&content_id=18527350&vkey=news_t548&fext=.jsp&sid=t548. 
  15. ^ Hanley, Corey (June 22, 2011). "Manny Machado, Top Baltimore Orioles prospect Manny Machado promoted to Frederick. He homered and went 1-4 in his debut in Frederick.". Bleacher Report. http://bleacherreport.com/articles/743507-top-baltimore-orioles-prospect-manny-machado-promoted-to-frederick. Retrieved June 22, 2011. 

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