atlanta braves jersey harris Padres' Manny Machado again caught in controversy with takeout slide of Tommy Edman

Much ado about Machado.

Manny Machado is, on Kris Bryant Rockies Jerseysce again, at the center of a baseball debate in Twitter circles, with a controversial slide en route to second base on Sunday lighting the baseball Twitter powder keg.

On a routine grounder to second, Machado was caught in the base path and took out Cardinals utility man Tommy Edman with a questionable slide.

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Machado checked in on ETrevor Story Red Sox Jerseysdman after the collision, and both atlanta braves jersey gold parties seemed to be in agreement that it was just a hard-nosed baseball occurrence. These things happen. Everyone is cool, no one at fault.

Machado, though, a atlanta braves jersey for toddlers lightning rod for undeserved criticism and vitriol, stirred the pot with his actions, with fans (and players) debating whether the third baseman was in the clear for his decision.

The Padres would go on to win the game 5-3.