PITTSBURGH — Keep it, just in case.



It’s how Manny Machado approached everything last year. Jerseys and batting gloves. Cleats and smaller memorabilia. Things he had never thought twice about, he hung on to.



“Obviously, I knew it was probably going to happen,” Machado said Saturday of the midseason trade that sent him from the Baltimore Orioles to the Los Angeles Dodgers months ahead of a free agency that saw him sign a 10-year, $300 million deal with the Padres.



“So, I made sure to keep everything.”



He held on to moments, too. Home runs and handshakes. Running down that orange carpet in center field. It still brings a smile to Machado’s face. The fireworks, the fans, the kids. The whole city was taking an unofficial holiday to go ballistic.



“Every Opening Day in Baltimore was freakin’ unbelievable,” Machado said when asked what stood out most in his seven years in Charm City.