Manny Machado is Getting Rightfully Blasted Over His Dirty Slide Into Cardinals' Tommy Edman (VIDEO)

Manny Machado is Getting Rightfully Blasted Over His Dirty Slide Into Cardinals’ Tommy Edman (VIDEO)

May 17, 2021, 2:10pm EST (Updated: January 11, 2023, 6:30pm)By Darrelle Lincoln

Manny Machado has gained a reputation throughout baseball as one of the sport’s dirtier players, and he proved it yet again last night.

The 28-year-old did nothing to change that narrative Sunday night when he purposely initiated contact with Cardinals second baseman Tommy Edman where he slid into him for no apparent reason.

Manny Machado in the middle of another “dirty play or not” controversy pic.twitter.com/Nf7SNHwHdf
— Jomboy Media (@JomboyMedia) May 17, 2021

Here's the full Manny Machado slide play for more context pic.twitter.com/8MDtdzqVu3
— Jomboy Media (@JomboyMedia) May 17, 2021

Social media proceeded to blast him for a play that could’ve seriously injured his opponent:

This shouldn’t be controversial. It’s dirty and it’s not debatable
— Brandon (@DaWink33) May 17, 2021

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Technically this is a legal. But it’s just machado being an asshole like always. https://t.co/tGimLCuCVE
— Adam (@Mayvis11) May 17, 2021

Machado being the usual piece of shit. https://t.co/eQnGSzTbiT
— G. Joslyn (@GJoslyn91) May 17, 2021

https://twitter.com/dan_eber/status/1394250965029642242

I see people saying “well Edman’s coming at him what’s he gonna do?!” Take the tag…? Like you’re out bro that’s it https://t.co/evNgkbUBY6
— John, emo baseball socialist (@johnald90) May 17, 2021

I realize it's within the rules, but it's a dirty play. It's how JHK broke his leg and tore up his knee. You don't slide tackle a player in the middle of the base paths. https://t.co/wRvlriXLuE
— Michael (@Larko_9) May 17, 2021

What else is he supposed to do here? Cuz if he doesn’t slide down he’s running through a MF face like Marshawn lynch https://t.co/TnNLhRRjYo
— Junior Soto ⚡️ (@JaaaayAre) May 17, 2021

While playing for the Dodgers in 2018, Machado clipped then-Brewers first baseman Jesus Aguilar while running out a ground ball, which prompted MLB to fine him an undisclosed amount.

Just the year before that, he had a controversial play when he injured Dustin Pedroia at second base.