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Machado voted 2016 Most Valuable Oriole
- Updated: September 24, 2016
BALTIMORE — Third baseman Manny Machado has been named the 2016 Louis M. Hatter Most Valuable Oriole and he will be honored in a pregame ceremony during Sunday’s home regular-season finale.
The award, voted on by members of the local media, comes at the culmination of an impressive 162-game season for Machado, who entered Friday batting .300/.350/.546 (181-for-604) with 39 doubles, one triple, a career-high 36 home runs and 93 RBIs along with 103 runs scored.
“I mean, it’s always an honor when you get an award. It’s something that is humbling, something I see it more as a team thing. The team gave me an opportunity to put up the numbers that I have and have the great season that we’ve all had,” Machado said.
“Knowing that it’s got to go to someone, but I think it should go to everyone on this team, ballclub. Because at the end of the day we all battled out there. If it …
