Padres Make Manny Machado Announcement on Thursday
Padres Make Manny Machado Announcement on Thursday originally appeared on Athlon Sports.
After winning the first two outings of their four-game series against the San Francisco Giants at Oracle Park in San Francisco, the San Diego Padres failed to sustain their form, as they lost the final two contests.
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They punctuated that series with a 3-2 loss on Thursday night, but if there's one positive takeaway for San Diego from that contest, it's that star third baseman Manny Machado reached a major milestone with his 350th career home run in the big leagues.
San Diego announced Machado's impressive achievement with a post on social media.
'Manny is the moment,' San Diego's caption read.
The six-time All-Star put the Padres on the board first with a two-run home run off Giants starter Robbie Ray in the top of the third inning.
After a ball and a strike in Ray's first two offerings, respectively, Machado turned on the pitcher's 82 mph knuckle curve for a 391-foot dinger that also drove Luis Arraez home for a 2-0 Padres lead.
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Machado joins a short list of active MLB players who have hit at least 350 homers in the big leagues. Giancarlo Stanton of the New York Yankees is on top of that list with 429, while Mike Trout (388) of the Los Angeles Angels and Paul Goldschmidt (368) of the Yankees are second and third, respectively. Freddie Freeman of the Los Angeles Dodgers is fourth with 352 blasts.
Padres third baseman Manny Machado (13) hits a two-run home run against the Giants.Kelley L Cox-Imagn Images
Still just 32 years old, Machado should be able to reach the 400-home run plateau potentially by 2026 or 2027. Through 61 games in 2025, the two-time Gold Glove winner has hit .317/.382/.498 with eight home runs and 31 RBIs.
Related: MLB Makes Strong Manny Machado Statement After Padres Game
This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jun 6, 2025, where it first appeared.
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