Take a look at San Diego Padres third baseman Manny Machado taunt Philadelphia Phillies fans after his first inning home run in Game 4 of the NLCS.
The San Diego Padres entered Saturday night down 2-1 in the National League Championship Series to the Philadelphia Phillies. The night prior, the Padres’ comeback attempt ended in the ninth inning, losing 4-2 in Game 3. But the Padres got off to a strong start to Game 4.
As he stepped into the batter’s box with two outs, Padres third baseman Manny Machado was greeted by a chorus of boos and “Manny Sucks” chants from Phillies fans at Citizens Bank Park. Machado then responded with a solo home run to left field to give San Diego an early 1-0 lead.
Machado rounded first base, and decided to troll Phillies fans by holding his hand to his right ear.
The fans at Citizens Bank Park chanted "Manny sucks" just before Manny Machado hit the first pitch he saw into the left-field seats. He held his right hand to his right ear as he rounded first base.
— Dennis Lin (@dennistlin) October 22, 2022
Now, let’s take a look at it from every angle.
Looking at Manny Machado trolling Phillies fans from all angles
First, the national broadcast on FOX Sports 1.
Manny Machado goes deep in the first! pic.twitter.com/kP6fIcpXB4
— Talkin’ Baseball (@TalkinBaseball_) October 22, 2022
Now, let’s look at Machado’s trot around the bases following his home run, complete with his taunt at first base.
Manny silences the crowd. #postseason pic.twitter.com/uN9cRQpDFR
— MLB (@MLB) October 23, 2022
Finally, a field level angle of Machado crossing home plate.
Indeed! Manny Machado 💣 #CaptureTheMoment pic.twitter.com/QyPBKwOacM
— Josh Cox (@JoshCox) October 22, 2022
Machado’s solo home run helped the team go on a rally. Immediately afterwards, Josh Bell hit a single, Jake Cronenworth walked, and Brandon Drury hit a two-run double to center field to give San Diego a 3-0 lead.
After the Phillies removed starting pitcher Bailey Falter and brought in Connor Brogdon, Padres shortstop Ha-Seong Kim increased their lead to 4-0 on an RBI single to left field.
Machado heard the chants and the boos, and he responded with a home run on a taunt on the road.