Padres pregame: Manny Machado back from paternity leave, at third base for the first time

Jackson Merrill stopped briefly at his locker Friday afternoon. Long enough to hastily throw on his shoes, grab a bat and defer any and all questions about his right groin tightness to Padres manager Mike Shildt. The agitation was clear and a stark contrast to a smiling Manny Machado holding court moments earlier on the other side of the clubhouse as a proud new father and, for the first time this season, a fully functional third baseman.

“I’m so happy he’s kind of pounding the table to be in there,” Shildt said. “ … Give me a guy that wants to be on the field, wants to compete. I’ll deal with all the fallout from that every day.” Shildt added: “I love the fact that it looks likes like we’re getting this behind us, but I want to make sure it’s behind us because I don’t want to look up and do something that’s not smart and prudent and have a guy out that’s a big part of our club for an extended period of time.

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