San Diego Padres star Manny Machado was forced to leave Sunday's game against the Colorado Rockies after suffering an apparent ankle injury, per Kevin Acee of the San Diego Union-Tribune.
Machado slipped while stepping on first base after a first-inning groundout and immediately went down in obvious pain. He was helped off the field and replaced by Sergio Alcantara.
The third baseman has been red hot to start the 2022 campaign, hitting .329 through 65 games, with 12 home runs and 46 RBI.
Machado is also coming off a strong 2021 campaign, producing a .