Around the same time the Los Angeles Dodgers officially activated newly acquired shortstop Manny Machado, the four-time All-Star bid farewell and thanked the Baltimore Orioles and their fans on Friday afternoon. Machado, who was dealt to L.A. on Wednesday for five prospects headlined by outfielder Yusniel Diaz, wrote a letter on Instagram to the team he spent more than eight years with, and the fans who cheered him along the way. "To the Baltimore Orioles, it has truly been a blessing to put on that uniform every day.