San Diego Padres star Manny Machado has almost had as many injuries as his long list of on-field accomplishments, but he’s finally turned a corner. For now, at least. Machado joked about the last time he felt fully healthy,

Machado dealt with lingering tennis elbow during the 2023 campaign as well as that offseason and then last winter was recovering from surgery to repair the elbow. This was the first time he was able to have a normal offseason routine since prior to the 2022 season and that year he slashed .