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Padres slugger Manny Machado unexpectedly makes a return from injury
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Padres News: MLB Disrespects Machado, Pitching Woes, Big Injury
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MLB offseason tracker: Blue Jays add Chad Green to bullpen MLB
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Is former Red Sox pitcher Clay Buchholz primed for a comeback
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Red Sox All-Star DH J.D. Martinez has decision to make at season's
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When will Manny Machado return? San Diego Padres superstar's
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Padres Notes: Manny Getting Surgery, Martinez Wants to Start, Top
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