Dave Roberts shared an unexpected sentiment about Manny Machado prior to the Dodgers-Padres spring training clash.

Manny Machado hits a fly ball to deep center field for his first home run of Spring Training, making the score 2-0 in the bottom of the 1st inning

The Padres beat the Mariners 5-2 on Friday at Peoria Stadium in both teams’ spring training opener. Batter’s box: Manny Machado hit the first pitch he saw halfway up the batter’s eye directly beyond the center field wall.

Manny Machado got straight to business during the San Diego Padres' spring training opener on Friday. Machado took the first pitch he saw deep over the center field wall for a two-run homer off Seattle Mariners left-handed pitcher Jhonathan Díaz.

Two appeared to be a theme for Machado and the Padres. In his second at-bat Machado again hit the first pitch he saw. The ball was struck well, but landed in the glove of Mariners

The San Diego Padres are hungry heading into the 2025 season after a disappointing NLDS loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers last season, and that quest gets underway Friday against the Seattle Mariners in the spring training opener.