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NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 10: Yu Darvish #11 of the San Diego Padres looks out at the field in the third inning against the New York Mets at Citi Field on April 10, 2023 in New York City.

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Manny Machado and Fernando Tatis exchange words in the dugout

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&lt;&gt; at Wrigley Field on April 18, 2017 in Chicago, Illinois.

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Fernando Tatis Jr. and Manny Machado, two good players the Padres already have.

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