LOS ANGELES – Take nominations for Manny Machado's nicknames.

Madanny Manny.

Moronic Manny.

Mysterious Manny.

Keep it up, because the Los Angeles Dodgers' short-stop continued its bizarre behavior at the National League championship series on Tuesday night in Game 4. The quirks started earlier in the day when Machado finally acknowledged that he had not run out a ground ball in game 1.

"Obviously, I'm not going to change, I'm not the type of player that will be" Johnny Hustle ", and I'm going to the tip of the foot and I'm sliding down to first base and … you know, all that that can happen, "he said. .

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While running a short-pitched ball at the end of the 10th inning, Machado's left leg touched the right leg of Milwaukee first baseman Jesús Aguilar. Suddenly, Machado chewed Aguilar and the ponds drained.

The video recovery indicated that Machado could have collided deliberately with Aguilar.

In the next round of Machado in the 13th inning, he hit a single with a broken bat and he and Aguilar exchanged a hug on top of the first goal. A few minutes later, he slipped on the plate to give the Dodgers a 2-1 victory.

"We're a family, you know, things are happening, everything on the ground stays on the pitch, he's a great guy, we're going back in the past," Machado said in a TV interview. after the game. "It's only a friendly match, we are all trying to win."

Well, who knows how Machado will explain this: Earlier in the game, Machado signaled his delay. After the Milwaukee pitcher has already begun delivery.

Machado attended a third strike call and, after his downfall, barked in front of the marble umpire, Hunter Wendelstedt. But Machado is the one who should catch the flak.

There was also the third game and his dubious slip in the second base that resulted in an interference call, and there are still many games for Manny's more antics.

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