Manny Machado on unselfish Xander Bogaerts, Mike Shildt, Ha-Seong Kim’s value & underdog Padres

Manny Machado on what’s different about the 2024 Padres, new manager Mike Shildt, Xander Bogaerts unselfishness and leadership, Ha-Seong Kim’s value and if the Padres embrace being an underdog.

Well Manny I thought last year was going to be a big one for you with the uh the new the contract extension involvement in MLS but it seems it seems like this one’s going to be even a big even a bigger year for you just Congratulations

By the way you almost being a first thank you thank you yeah it’s going to be a big year for us I think we’re excited and uh you know we’re ready to get the season on the road what what feels different what feels different about the vibe around this Clubhouse

Versus previous teams that you’ve been on uh I mean we’re we’re hungry you know I think uh you know we’re ready to take on the step to to go out there and and and be better than we were last year and um you know ultimately uh you know we’re

Ready for that grind to to go out there and compete and you know uh continue trying to be the best team out there seems like last year there may have been a lot of distraction with talks about your extension um Juan stto being here in Camp with his his future guys for the

WBC what’s different about the feel of this camp with you know a lot of familiar faces being back yeah it’s uh just focus on the present I think um you know everyone here is is is focused on how can we get get better every single

Day and I think uh you know sh is preaching that let’s let’s let’s try to be the best we can um you know as a team go out there and compete every single day and um you know just just try to be the TR try to beat the day every day you

Know and I think uh you know if you take it day by day game by Day game play by play um you know I think that’s just it’s going to be huge for us you asked previously about your relationship with Peter sler Sidler but how personal was

It for you last season not being able to to to deliver you you know a postseason appearance for him yeah I mean obviously you know every year our our goal in spring training is to to make it to world serious and try to bring a championship to to City San Diego and I

Think our goal hasn’t changed I think that’s still our goal um you know to to bring that to the city that that that’s been craving it and been wait waiting for it so um you know this year we’re going to we’re going to do that same same same thing and hopefully uh you

Know be holding up that trophy at the end SC spoke about what a great communicator Mike Schult has has been what’s been the difference I’m having him around just early on these few weeks he’s been great I mean uh you know he’s been coming out here uh you know leading

This team the right way way and and you know going getting back to the basics um you know I think uh you know every single year you always got to get back to the basics and he’s been preaching about that about the little thing that’s

That’s that’s going to be key for us so um you know it’s been good so far in Camp and um you know excited to you know continue growing as a team continue growing as a player and continue to see him grow uh you know grow this organization new short stop what do you

Think about the new short stop to your to your H Cam he’s been on our team for the last 5 years been guy but now he’s your it’s not it’s not X it’s going to be it’s going to be X I mean I think uh you know just shows big leadership on on

On ex’s part you know I think um you know it takes takes courage and takes uh you know takes takes everything you know I think uh you know that’s why he’s he’s he’s he’s first off and the reason why he got money two the reason why he’s

He’s the player he is and won multiple championships and just shows you what type of leadership we have here um you know and how great we can be as a team so um you know it’s just it’s just another right step in the direction that

That we want to go how important is hust on Kim to this team I know there’s been a lot of talks about about his Futures but yeah I mean he’s he’s a big part of this organization I think uh you know he he’s a big he’s a big heart you know and

I think uh everyone in here loves him obviously you know his talent is is his talent he shows it every day on the field and you know what what impresses me the most is how he grows every single year he gets better and um you know that

That’s that that’s just takes a lot of work effort that he goes behind the scenes um trying to get better and trying to you know coming from a country from a different country and and taking in the culture taking in this uh you know this baseball life um you know it’s

Different for him and it was it was tough the first couple years but seeing him take it on and thriving on it it’s been it’s been awesome to see his transition for sure coule things what do you remember about about 17-year-old Manny Machado and what are you seeing

When you see Ethan Salis put in the work yeah I mean uh you know just continue to work you know go about his business he’s he’s a great kid um you know he like he likes to uh you know hear advice ask advice he’s talkative um you know

Obviously his talent is his talent but um you know he’s he’s been he’s been good in Camp so far what was the message from what was the message yesterday from from Eric cenda when he addressed when he addressed the team what was the message yesterday from Eric cenda when he when

He addressed the team oh would you like you love to know that huh yeah everyone would love to to know every single detail I think uh you know one of the things we we’ve been preaching is uh you know what stays in the clubhouse stays

In the clubhouse so um you know we got to go out there and just compete and continue to try to reach our goal which is to win a championship so um you know that’s what we’re going to continue to do thing on to I know toddy said he’s

Going to be a big year for him he had a you know full a regular full offseason back home what what are you seeing from from this from this version of Fernando tatis going in uh same I see every year I mean he’s he’s he’s one of the key

Players of our team and he’s one of the best players in the game so um you know I know he’s going to be great he came in you know conquered a new position and um you know I see him having a huge year and he’s going to be a big success to

What what we’re going to do here the underdog do you like being the underdog what do you like do the Padre’s like being the underdog like last year it seems like they were the they were the pick the heavy pick in the NL West do you guys EMB rce being the underdog in

This Division I mean we we go out there and we’re just going to control what we can control which is go out there and play every single day um you know I think we’re going to go out there and try to be the best best play the best

Baseball we possibly could play and and do it to proo Ray um you know and that’s uh going out there and packing each other up playing playing good baseball good fundamental baseball and at the end of the day just win some more ball games thanks man appreciate it good SS out there bro Manny Manny the