Manny Machado, third baseman for the San Diego Padres is more known as a defense wizard than for his political views. But that all changed Wednesday when Machado spoke to KUSI News in San Diego.
Machado took some time away from prepping for the season to conduct interviews, showing up to the media hits with a “Let’s Go Brandon” t-shirt. Machado’s chances of being inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame may have diminished because he decided to become politically involved.
The worst thing about this is
Manny Machado, a First Ballot Hall of Famer from Cooperstown was a sure thing. Now the communist baseball writers are going to punish him for his Let’s Go Brandon shirt.
Manny will be remembered as a Hall of Famer by me. pic.twitter.com/D0vGdhoO2h
— Nick Adams (@NickAdamsinUSA) March 23, 2022
Although it was not clear why he chose to sport the shirt bearing the conservative catchphrase, it’s safe to assume that the Miami native is now extremely popular among those to the right.
Machado wasn’t the only celeb to unabashedly chant this popular phrase. Just four days ago, country music artist Kid Rock initiated a Let’s Go Brandon cheer at a bar in Nashville, much to the delight of the crowd.