Manny Machado of the San Diego Padres and his wife Yainee Alonso smile for a photo at Peoria Stadium in 2019 (Source: Getty)
Manny Machado is one of the best players in the MLB. His former manager Buck Showalter expressed his pride in the infielder's growth over the years. Showalter is the manager of the New York Mets and but is veteran manager of over three decades who has worked with hundreds of players over the years.
On "Off scRIPt with Rip" with Ryan Ripken, Showalter opened up about his approach towards a hot-headed, young Machado and his evolution through the years, crediting Machado's wife:
"The biggest mistake a lot of coaches and managers do is that they try put a thumb on a kid. Can you imagine if I tried to supress Manny Machado's personality?
"One of the things my wife tells me all the time is, good women don't hang around bad men ... and Manny's wife was always a voice of reality to him.
