It’s safe to no one will be confusing Manny Machado with Johnny Hustle.
Machado has a history of not legging it out of the batter’s box, and the star shortstop added to his lack-of-effort collection Friday night in Game 3 of the World Series.
With the Los Angeles Dodgers owning a 1-0 lead over the Boston Red Sox in the sixth inning at Dodger Stadium, Machado surely thought he doubled his team’s lead when he scorched a screamer to left fielder. The four-time All-Star’s pimping showcase ended up looking wildly foolish, though, as the ball clanged off the wall, resulting in a long single for Machado.
Manny Machado thought he had a home run on this swing…
It ended up only being a single. pic.twitter.com/ZF0ijtHdsa
— FOX Sports: MLB (@MLBONFOX) October 27, 2018
Given Machado’s laundry list of highlights such as this, Twitter unsurprisingly let him have it.
06010: “Nothing good comes from hustling.”
Manny Machado: “Allow me to put that to the test.”
— Field Yates (@FieldYates) October 27, 2018
Manny Machado not in a huge hurry to hit the basepaths… pic.twitter.com/HzMgBFHJaF
— CBS Sports (@CBSSports) October 27, 2018
Manny Machado home to first…. 7.17 seconds
— Daren Willman (@darenw) October 27, 2018
I've seen bakeries that didn't loaf as much as Machado just did.
— Charles P. Pierce (@CharlesPPierce) October 27, 2018
Machado has to be kidding.
— Mike Francesa (@MikeFrancesa) October 27, 2018
Maybe get some pep in your step next time, Manny.
