The fruits of recent Drafts are just about everywhere on this Padres roster. Playing center field? 2021 first-rounder Jackson Merrill. All-Star setup man Jason Adam? Acquired for ‘22 first-rounder Dylan Lesko.

Manny Machado has 2,000 career hits. The Padres star accomplished that feat while batting for San Diego against Arizona Monday.

San Diego Padres star third baseman Manny Machado recorded his 2,000 career hit in the team's loss to the Arizona Diamondbacks on Monday.

Manny Machado of the San Diego Padres got his 2,000th career hit Monday night against the Arizona Diamondbacks with a sharp single off the glove of diving shortstop Geraldo Perdomo

The San Diego Padres have plenty of talent in their lineup, but a key veteran signing that the team made in January continues to positively affect the ball club

Machado ranks fifth in the National League in batting average (.298) and 14th in OPS (.852). He leads the Padres in RBIs (47) and has hit 10 home runs in his past 128 at-bats going back to May 23.

Bleacher Report’s Kerry Miller has pointed to Bogaerts as having one of Major League Baseball’s worst contracts, comparing his to the likes of Trevor Story, who signed a six-year, $140 million contract with the Boston Red Sox in 2022.

The Padres' Manny Machado got his 2,000th career hit Monday night against the Diamondbacks, with a single in the fourth inning.

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