On the Verge of Being Traded, Manny Machado Weathers an Awkward All-Star Experience

For Manny Machado, it was, perhaps, his final ovation in an Orioles uniform, stuck in the unexpected limbo that was the 2018 All-Star Game. Machado, batting seventh in the American League lineup and starting at shortstop, was still Baltimore's representative at the Midsummer Classic, but for how much longer, no one knew. All the news pointed toward a deal that would send him across the country to the powerhouse Dodgers.