Manny Machado knocked his 2,000th career hit Monday night against the Diamondbacks with a sharp single off the glove of diving shortstop Geraldo Perdomo.
The milestone hit came against starter Zac Gallen leading off the fourth inning. Machado received a standing ovation from the crowd at Petco Park, where he’s been a fan favorite since joining the Padres six years ago.
“Doing it in front of the home crowd definitely is a lot better, and hopefully there’s more,” Machado said after San Diego’s 6-3 loss.
The All-Star slugger – he won the vote to be the 2025 NL starter at third – singled to left field in the first for his 1,999th hit.
Machado’s third hit of the night was a homer against Kyle Backhus leading off the eighth, his 15th of the season and 357th of his career.
Machado became the fifth active player and 297th all-time to reach the milestone. He is the 12th player to have 350 homers and 2,000 hits by his age-32 season.
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— San Diego Padres (@Padres) July 8, 2025“It’s special and an honor to be a part of that list,” Machado said. “Definitely would have wanted the victory, but stepping away from that, it’s pretty cool.”
He tipped his batting helmet to the crowd while standing on first base.
“Wow, literally hats off. What an accomplishment,” manager Mike Shildt said. “We’re happy for it. He earned it.”
Machado debuted with Baltimore in 2012 and had 977 hits with the Orioles before being traded to the Dodgers on July 18, 2018. He had 73 hits with the Dodgers before signing as a free agent with the Padres on Feb. 21, 2019.
He has 950 hits with San Diego, which ranks fifth on the franchise list. Hall of Famer Tony Gwynn had 3,141 in his 20-season career.
Two more things about the milestone: Machado’s hit came a day after his 33rd birthday and he’s the 12th-youngest player with 2,000 career hits and at least 350 homers.
Yu Darvish (0-1) made his season debut for the Padres after being sidelined with right elbow inflammation since spring training. He allowed two runs and three hits in 3 2/3 innings, struck out five and walked two. He got a nice ovation when he was lifted.
Josh Naylor homered to center field off Yuki Matsui with one out in the fifth and Lourdes Gurriel Jr. aboard on a single. It was his 11th.
Naylor made his big league debut with the Padres in 2019 and was traded to Cleveland on Aug. 31, 2020, in the nine-player deal that brought Mike Clevinger to San Diego.
Nick Pivetta (9-2, 3.25) takes on Merrill Kelly (7-4, 3.55 ERA) at 6:40 p.m. Tuesday, in the second game of the four-game series against the Diamondbacks.
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