Dodgers' Dave Roberts thinks Manny Machado threw ball at him in dugout 'with intent' after 'unsettling' video

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Game 3 of the NLDS between the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres already has pent up tension after Game 2’s incidents of thrown objects, players jawing at each other from opposite teams, and the historic rivalry sprinkled on top. 

But Padres star third baseman Manny Machado throwing a ball into the Dodgers’ dugout – a dugout he used to share as a member of the team – has gone all the way to the MLB league office for investigation, according to the Los Angeles Times. 

Manager Dave Roberts also believes that Machado wasn’t simply putting the ball out of play with Padres pitcher Yu Darvish getting another from his catcher. 

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Dodgers manager Dave Roberts walks back to the dugout after making a pitching change in Game 2 of the NL Division Series against the San Diego Padres, Sunday, Oct. 6, 2024, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

Roberts said he thought Machado purposefully whipped the ball at the dugout, which almost hit him, after seeing video that has gone viral. 

"I didn’t notice it at the time. I really didn’t," Roberts said on Monday, per the New York Post. "I didn’t notice it. I did see the video and it was unsettling. Obviously, I have a relationship with Manny from years past. There was intent behind it. It didn’t almost hit me because there was a net. 

"And that was very bothersome. If it was intended at me, I would be very – it’s pretty disrespectful. So I don’t know his intent. I don’t want to speak for him. But I did see the video. And the ball was directed at me with something behind it. But I don’t know what led to that. I didn’t see it in real time, but I did