Top 10 Manny Moments

Manny Machado gave us all a pretty bad scare this week when he went down in a heap in the batter's box after tapping a broken bat (would have been an infield single) to Derek Jeter. Everyone seems to take hit day-to-day greatness for granted until it's taken away, as many of us experienced when he went down in 2013.

Since this young man was called up from Double-A Bowie to the Orioles' clubhouse just over 2 years ago (I like to refer to it as his "Manny-versary" on August 9th), he has been an important part of the Orioles offense and defense... but especially defense. In only his first complete season in the Majors, Manny was awarded the Platinum Glove Award, as the best of the best Gold Glovers. He's made the SC Top 10 countless times. He's on everybody's best highlight reels. The kid has an amazing ability to not only get the ball in his glove but then use that cannon of an arm to get it across the infield to Chris Davis.

As if we need more of a reason to be grateful that Manny Machado's knee injury wasn't any worse than it seems to be in the MRI on Tuesday, here's a list of our top 10 favorite highlights (offensive and defensive) from the young 3rd baseman (in no particular order):

First Major League hit, a triple - August 2012

Manny Machado's first MLB hit , tripled by Mr. Sportsman on YouTube

First Homerun - August 10, 2012

Manny Machado's first MLB homerun by Mr. Sportsman on YouTube

Manny's 100th base hit and 33rd Double of 2013

BAL@DET: Machado's 33rd double is 100th hit of 2013 by MLB on YouTube

Victim: Luis Cruz - July 7, 2013

Machado makes an UNBELIEVABLE throw from foul territory by MLB on YouTube

Victim: Paul Goldschmidt - 2013 All-Star Game

The All Star Game 2013 Manny Machado Great Play by TerrapinRavenOriole on YouTube

Victim: Dustin Pedroia - July 27, 2013

Machado dives for incredible play at third by MLB on YouTube

Victim: Alfonso Soriano (with some help by Chris Davis) - September 1, 2013

Machado makes outstanding barehanded throw by MLB on YouTube

First Career Grand Slam off Astros' Scott Feldman - June 1, 2014

Machado blasts a grand slam to deep left by MLB on YouTube

Walk-off Home Run off of Cory Rasmus bottom 12 - July 29, 2014

Machado belts a walk-off homer in the 12th by MLB on YouTube

Victim: Albert Pujols - July 31, 2014

Machado makes an amazing play to nab Pujols by MLB on YouTube

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