ANAHEIM -- Manny Machado was not happy to be discussing trade rumors. Not this winter, not May 1 and certainly not when they involve another player -- in Dodgers shortstop Corey Seager -- going down for the season.
"[Seager's injury was] the only news I got," Machado said when asked if his phone was buzzing on Monday with the Dodgers' vacancy at shortstop. "I was trying to enjoy my day off as much as I can."
Machado, who has had two season-ending knee injuries, expressed empathy for Seager as he's been in that position.