US EditionPadres' Manny Machado Becomes Fifth Active Player with 2,000 Career Hits
SAN DIEGO, JUL 7 – Machado became the fifth active player to reach 2,000 hits and is among only 12 players with 350 homers and 2,000 hits by age 32, MLB records show.
- Manny Machado, a San Diego Padres All-Star third baseman, reached his 2,000th career hit on July 7, 2025, at Petco Park against the Arizona Diamondbacks.
- Machado reached this achievement after starting his career with Baltimore in 2012, spending part of the 2018 season with the Los Angeles Dodgers, and then joining the Padres as a free agent in early 2019.
- The milestone hit was a sharp single off Diamondbacks shortstop Geraldo Perdomo in the fourth inning, earning Machado a standing ovation from the crowd.
- Machado has 357 home runs and 384 doubles among his 2,000 hits, making him the 12th player to reach 2,000 hits and 350 homers by age 32 or younger.
- Despite the Padres losing the game 6-3, Machado said, "It's a lot of hits, man," reflecting on his struggles and expressing commitment to continue playing for several more years.
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Padres slugger Manny Machado gets his 2,000th career hit
Manny Machado of the San Diego Padres got his 2,000th career hit Monday night against the Arizona Diamondbacks with a sharp single off the glove of diving shortstop Geraldo Perdomo.
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San Diego Union TribuneManny Machado logs 2,000th career hit, then belts homer for 2,001
Manny Machado wasted no time making history. With singles in his first two at-bats Monday night against the Diamondbacks’ Zac Gallen, Machado reached 2,000 hits in his career. A single off the glove of diving Diamondbacks shortstop Geraldo Perdomo leading off the fourth inning is the hit that got Machado to the historic mark, and it brought the crowd at Petco Park to its feet while Machado stood at first base taking in the scene and eventually c…
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