Padres' clubhouse culture at center of $253M disaster season: report – New York Post

Not far behind the Mets and Yankees regarding Major League Baseball’s biggest disappointments of 2023 are the San Diego Padres. The Mets sit at $344 million, the Yankees at $279 million, and the Padres at just over $253 million as teams with the three highest payrolls in baseball. San Diego enters play Friday sitting in fourth place of the National League West, a far cry from where the team was expected to be after a run to the NLCS last year. The San Diego Tribune reported Friday that the Padres’ culture, and not just the performances on the field, are at the center of the team’s struggles, starting with the handsomely paid third baseman, Manny Machado. Machado, who notably opted out of a 10-year, $300 million deal he signed with the Padres in 2019 to ink a new 11-year, $350 million contract this past winter, insists that his effort was there this season. Manny Machado is accused at being at the center of the Padres’ underwhelming 2023 season. Getty Images “I know that I’ve gone above and beyond for everyone,” Machado, who has 28 home runs, 84 RBIs and and is hitting .252 this season, said to the outlet. “I
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