San Diego Padres: The latest injury news on Manny Machado

DENVER — San Diego Padres third baseman Manny Machado had to be helped from the field after an awkward play at first base in the first inning of Sunday’s game against the Colorado Rockies.

Here is the latest injury news involving San Diego Padres third baseman Manny Machado

Machado appeared to hit first base with his left foot and then slide off the base, going down in foul territory holding his lower left leg. He was eventually helped off the field and walked off trying to put weight on the leg, but was unable to put his full weight on it.

You can see the play below.

The exact injury and severity of it was not immediately announced inside the Coors Field press box. We will update this article below with news from the Padres when it becomes available. UPDATED INFORMATION IS NOW BELOW.

On Sunday, San Diego was finishing up a seven-day, seven-game road trip that included stops in Chicago and Colorado. Machado entered Sunday’s game with a four-game hitting streak, including a 2-for-4 night with a home run on Saturday in a loss to the Rockies, San Diego’s ninth straight defeat at Coors Field.

The home run on Saturday night was the team-leading 12th off the bat of Machado. He is also pacing the Padres with a .329 batting average coming into Sunday’s contest.

Over his last seven games, Machado is 12-for-30, hitting safely in six of those games and reaching base in all seven. Over his last four games, he has four multi-hit contests and has driven in nine runs.

For the season, Machado has reached base safely in 57 of his 65 games.

We will update this page below with the latest information we hear as we are in the press box in Denver awaiting more information.

UPDATE: According to the Padres PR team, Machado has been diagnosed with a left ankle sprain and X-rays were negative. Further updates will come likely tomorrow.

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