After consecutive days playing third base, Manny Machado gets rest for elbow and entire body; newly added Donovan Solano starts in his place
Manny Machado was talking Friday night about his progression toward once again being an everyday third baseman as he works back from October elbow surgery. “It’s a little bit like spring training, how you kind of ramp up,” he said that night. “Obviously, in spring training, you get to play three innings and then five and then seven. Unfortunately you can’t do that .” He went out the next two days and played nine innings at third. On Monday, he rested.
Monday is the first time this season outside his four days off to be with his wife for the birth of their son last month that Machado has not been in the lineup. Not even serving as DH on Monday allowed him to take it easier in the cage and give his entire body more of a rest. He just returned to playing third base on April 26, the day he returned from paternity leave. Sunday was his ninth game there and his second time playing the position on back-to-back days. Machado had surgery on Oct.
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