Manny Machado is eligible for free agency after this season and could well be traded this summer, but is determined to keep the focus on the field for as long as he can.

"I go out there and play baseball. I'm not getting distracted by any of this," Machado said. "All these talks, rumors, they're all rumors and talks. At the end of the day I got to go out there and perform and win games for this ballclub. We're trying to make a push for things and we're a little behind, but we've got to keep pushing forward."

The Orioles have struggled mightily, spurring talk that he could be traded by the deadline.

"He's a special talent, and he's really become such an all-around teammate, everything," Buck Showalter said. "He's really reached a level of maturity that has been fun to watch. See him as kind of a puppy years ago, so to speak, believe me he's on the front porch now with the rest of the big dogs."