UPDATE (11:15 p.m. ET): In the words of The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal, Manny Machado to the Los Angeles Dodgers is “happening.”
It appears the Orioles and Dodgers are just working out a few kinks, while 21-year-old prospect Yusniel Diaz will be the centerpiece of the package coming to Baltimore.
ORIGINAL STORY: Manny Machado will be wearing a Baltimore Orioles uniform Tuesday at the MLB All-Star Game, but it’s looking like he’ll be in Dodger blue by week’s end.
According to The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal, Los Angeles appears to be the impending landing spot for the star shortstop.
Multiple teams — all playoff contenders — reportedly have been vying for Machado’s services. The 26-year-old wants to play shortstop and not slide back to third base, something that will be possible in LA with Corey Seager out for the season due to Tommy John surgery.
Machado will be a free agent this offseason and likely will command quite a bit on the open market, so while it is no slam dunk that the Dodgers will be able to re-sign him, it doesn’t appear they’ll have to give up any big league players to get him from Baltimore now.
In addition to his always-stellar defense, Machado is hitting .315 this season with 24 home runs.
