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Rick Renteria: 'Maybe we do have a Manny Machado within our grasp'

Manny Machado came to play baseball at Guaranteed Rate Field. Incidentally, some team named the White Sox planned to do so as well.

The fact that a herd of TV cameras rushed out of the Sox clubhouse Monday afternoon to catch up with the Orioles superstar tells you all you need to know about the mounting hype over his future destination (could it be the Cubs?) and how it could overshadow a 13-30 team in their own ballpark.

“Play baseball, that’s what I’m here to do,” Machado said before Monday night’s game, shrugging off buzz that he may be traded to a contender.