Manny Machado on Boos from Yankees Fans: 'Great Players Get Booed'

San Diego Padres star Manny Machado didn't appear too offended Monday when he was booed by New York Yankees fans. In fact, he seemed pretty honored by the Bronx crowd. 

"I get booed everywhere I go," he said after the game, per AJ Cassavell of MLB.com. "Great players get booed. It happens."

The fans at Yankee Stadium booed him before every at-bat while also chanting "overrated" at the former division rival.

The four-time All-Star spent parts of seven seasons with the Baltimore Orioles and was often a thorn in the Yankees' side. His 22 career home runs against New York are the most against any team in the majors.

However, fans are likely much angrier about Machado not signing with the team this offseason.

The front office was interested in the shortstop/third baseman this offseason, and Jim Bowden of The Athletic even reported Machado "told friends in Miami that his preference is the Yankees." He ended up finding a better deal with San Diego, agreeing to a 10-year, $300 million contract with his new team.

Fans clearly don't think he is worth this exorbitant price tag based on their chants, but was only focused on the result after the game.

"We took the L," he said. "There's nothing worse than that."

As Padres manager Andy Green noted, there is also nothing new about this type of treatment.

"He gets that everywhere," Green said.

Though consistency has been a bit of an issue with his new team, Machado is now hitting .267 with a .347 on-base percentage and nine home runs through Monday's game.