For the first time since 1969 there is a new name alone atop the Padres' all-time home run list.
Manny Machado is the club's home run king.
In the sixth inning of Tuesday's 7-3 win in Seattle Machado went to deep center field off Mariners pitcher George Kirby. The two-run homer was his 26th of the season and 164th as a Padre. After tying Nate Colbert Friday, Machado now is the club's solo home run leader.
"It feels great, honestly," Machado said on the Padres postgame show. "A special moment, just to be honored and be something in the record books of San Diego for the rest of my career. I'm just grateful to hit as many as I could and be an impact on this organization."
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Colbert had stood atop the franchise's homer list since September of 1969, the Padres' first season. He hit his 163rd in 1974. Over the years there have been challengers, most notably Adrian Gonzalez. The Chula Vista native reached 161 in 2010 before being traded to Boston.
Machado has been a model of consistency since his arrival in 2019. Like Colbert he set his mark in his sixth season, doing so in 794 games compared to Colbert's 866.
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Manny tied Colbert's number with his two homer performance Friday against the Giants. Machado has hit 20 of his 26 blasts in the 67 games since June 20th.
The Padres ran away from the Mariners Tuesday thanks to the star third baseman's four RBI performance.
