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Machado: Dodgers' spending 'great for the game'

Jesse Rogers

created: Feb. 15, 2026, 6:30 p.m. | updated: Feb. 15, 2026, 11:33 p.m.

Open Extended ReactionsPEORIA, Ariz. -- San Diego Padres star Manny Machado has no problem with the rival Los Angeles Dodgers continuing to spend on players while his own team and others take a backseat in free agency. "I f---ing love it," Machado said Sunday from Padres camp. The Dodgers continued their spending spree this winter, pushing their payroll to approximately $400 million. Machado would prefer everyone spend like the Dodgers rather than see them reined in to try to achieve a more balanced financial playing field across MLB. San Diego now ranks sixth in spending, trailing the Dodgers by about $150 million.

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