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O's to play Machado at SS, Beckham at 3B
Manny Machado will play shortstop for the Baltimore Orioles this season after spending the majority of his career at third base.
Orioles manager Buck Showalter confirmed that Machado will switch positions Saturday during the team's FanFest.
"There could be some adjustments if we don't like the feel of it, but that's where we're going to head into it," Showalter said.
Tim Beckham, who primarily has played shortstop throughout his career, will swap positions with Machado and play third base, according to Showalter.
The 25-year-old Machado broke into professional baseball at shortstop as the third overall pick in the 2010 June first-year player draft. The three-time All-Star moved to third base as a rookie in 2013 in deference to veteran shortstop J.J. Hardy, and he has won two Gold Gloves at the position.
Machado finished in a tie for ninth among MLB third basemen in 2017 with 6 defensive runs saved, according to Baseball Info Solutions.
He avoided arbitration this month by agreeing to a $16 million contract for 2018. He received $11.5 million last season.
Manny Machado will play shortstop for the Baltimore Orioles this season after spending the majority of his career at third base.
Orioles manager Buck Showalter confirmed that Machado will switch positions Saturday during the team's FanFest.
"There could be some adjustments if we don't like the feel of it, but that's where we're going to head into it," Showalter said.
Tim Beckham, who primarily has played shortstop throughout his career, will swap positions with Machado and play third base, according to Showalter.
The 25-year-old Machado broke into professional baseball at shortstop as the third overall pick in the 2010 June first-year player draft. The three-time All-Star moved to third base as a rookie in 2013 in deference to veteran shortstop J.J. Hardy, and he has won two Gold Gloves at the position.
Machado finished in a tie for ninth among MLB third basemen in 2017 with 6 defensive runs saved, according to Baseball Info Solutions.
He avoided arbitration this month by agreeing to a $16 million contract for 2018. He received $11.5 million last season.