I grew up in poverty, with a father in and out of prison, a mother addicted to heroin, and my cousins caught up in gangs.

History happened. Progress happened. The history belonged to Manny Machado, who now has 2,001 career hits and 357 career home runs. Machado seemed humbled by the moment, which is no small thing for ...

I grew up in poverty, with a father in and out of prison, a mother addicted to heroin, and my cousins caught up in gangs. When I was a teenager, ...