Chipper Jones (52), known as the living “legend” of the Major League Atlanta club, pointed out San Diego third baseman Manny Machado (32)’s play as “a foul.”
After seeing Machado’s play in Game 3 of the National League Division Series (NLDS), where the Dodgers and San Diego faced off, Jones said on his SNS, “I don’t mean to talk about it, but isn’t this a violation? This has started a six-point rally that will determine the outcome of the playoff game,” adding, “It is understandable that the second-base referee did not make a decision in this regard due to the angle, but the referee at the first base had a perfect view to see the action.”
Machado’s play, which Jones pointed out as a “foul,” took place in Game 3 of the NLDS at Petco Park in San Diego, California on the 9th (Korea time). Machado, who appeared at the batter’s box as a leadoff hitter in the San Diego attack in the bottom of the second inning of the game, advanced to first base after hitting a hit that fell in front of center field against Dodgers starter Walker Buehler (30).
The next outfielder Jackson Merrill hit a grounder to the first baseman against Buehler. Dodgers first baseman Freddie Freeman threw the ball to the second base to force out the leading runner. The scene Jones pointed out came out in the process. Machado took the direction of the base toward the grass, not the dirt, as if trying to obstruct the Dodgers’ Freeman’s view and the shortstop’s position to catch the ball.
I don’t know if it was a coincidence, but Freeman’s pitch towards the second base went wrong, and the shortstop also failed to catch it and fell back. Meanwhile, Machado ran to the third base. If the throw had gone well, he could have erased all runners with a double play, but ended up with runners on the first and third bases with no outs. Taking advantage of this opportunity, the San Diego Padres produced a big inning in which six runs were scored on offense in the bottom of the second inning. On the day, the San Diego Padres gradually won the game 6:5 to the Dodgers.
When Jones pointed out that Machado’s play was not a “foul,” fans’ thoughts are divided into two. Some fans defended the runner, saying, “If Machado was not in the process of being tagged, it would not be illegal to run toward the grass.”
However, the other side criticized him, saying, “I don’t know why Machado was not sent off when he ran on base to obstruct defense.” Some fans agreed with Jones’ thinking, saying, “If he is like that, then he is definitely like that.”
Regardless of what fans think, this is not the first time Machado has done something related to “ungentle play.”
During the Baltimore Orioles, when he was in his prime, he threw the bat towards the third baseman while swinging at bat, causing bench clearing between the two teams. Machado explained at the time that the bat just slipped off his hands, but those who watched the game don’t think so. He said he threw the bat intentionally to hit the opponent team’s pitcher.
Machado was criticized by fans for his dirty play even during his time with the Dodgers.
He faced Milwaukee in the National League Championship Series (NLCS) as a Dodgers member in 2018. In the third game of the NLCS, the two teams were locked in a 1:1 match until the ninth inning, and the game led to overtime. Machado appeared at the batter’s box in the bottom of the 10th inning when there was no two-out runner at Dodgers’ offense, hitting a ground ball in front of shortstop and acting as if he was kicking the right foot of the opponent’s first baseman Jesus Aguilar (34) with his left foot while running toward first base. Machado’s behavior eventually led to the bench clearing between the two teams. 토토사이트
Machado, a South American, has been attracting attention as a top prospect since his amateur days, as he was nominated by Baltimore three times in the first round of the Major League Rookie Draft in 2010. He made his major league debut in 2012, just two years after entering the professional league, and has excellent baseball skills for 13 years until this year.
However, Machado’s ungentlemanly behavior, which flares up once in a while when he forgets, has not escaped criticism that he “harms his reputation.”
