The piece which also targets Padres star Fernando Tatis Jr. who Rosenthal called a “peacock,” it also garnered the reaction of former baseball player Eric Hosmer on his podcast “Diggin' Deep.” The ex-Padre was a teammate of Machado and was annoyed at the hate that he was getting, specfically from Rosenthal's article written in The Athletic

Manny Machado is a brilliant baseball player, who incites vitriol from opposing players and fans, but does the little things to help his team win.