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As Orioles enter season with another puny payroll, club hopes changes made 'beneath the surface' begin to show
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Manny Machado, Model Citizen? A Maturing Superstar Has the Padres Back on Track - WSJ
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Orioles lineup to close out series in Seattle (Orioles DFA Givens) - Blog
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Tuesday Bird Droppings: Where we're rehashing Manny/Red Sox drama - Camden Chat
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Why No Team Will Regret Trading for Half a Season of Manny Machado - The Ringer
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Orioles' Manny Machado drops appeal, accepts 4-game suspension
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Lesson learned: Padres need more urgency, less panic — and production from Big Four in 2024 - The San Diego Union-Tribune
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As Orioles enter season with another puny payroll, club hopes changes made 'beneath the surface' begin to show
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Manny Machado calls out the Orioles: 'They didn't show me a little bit of love'
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Did Manny Machado say goodbye to Dodgers with 'thank you' Instagram post?
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Players with the most to prove down the stretch
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8/23/17: Machado lifts the O's with a walk-off homer
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I'll defend that guy until the day I die.' Machado's former teammates weigh in on the star's return to Baltimore - The Athletic
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A.L. Preview: Orioles Fine-Tune a Winning Formula - The New York Times
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Manny Machado's 14th-inning single clinches the Orioles' first non-losing season since 1997