the 2,000-350 plateau so quickly include eight Hall of Famers and two players who will almost certainly be enshrined the first year they are eligible. The other player on that list is Alex Rodriguez, whose alleged PED use kept him from being voted into the Hall.

With his grandest Petco Park moment so far behind him, Machado has 8 1/2 seasons to add more.

He is one of just five active players with 2,000 hits. Along with the Dodgers’ Freddie Freeman (2,357) and the Astros’ Jose Altuve (2,323), who are both 35, Machado has a chance to reach 3,000 hits.

Speaking last week about the potential quest to become a member of the 3,000-hit club, which currently has just 33 members, Machado said: “I mean, that’s the goal. ... I’m here for eight more years. So there ain’t no stopping until that’s over.”

Monday’s home run gave him 951 hits with the Padres, which ranks fifth all time.

Already the franchise’s home run leader, with 182, he is on track to finish second behind Hall of Famer Tony Gwynn in virtually every other major offensive category.

That would be appropriate in that by 2033 Machado will have played 15 seasons with the team. That will rank second among position players behind Gwynn’s 20 and third among all players behind Hall of Fame closer Trevor Hoffman (16) and Gwynn.

Machado debuted in 2012 with the Orioles 34 days after his 20th birthday. He was traded to the Dodgers the day after the All-Star game in 2018 and went to the World Series with them that October before signing with the Padres in February 2019. He signed an extension with the team before the 2023 season.

“It’s a lot of hits, man,” Machado said. “A lot of ups and downs, a lot of struggles. You know, it took a lot to get here. So, I’m very grateful for it. I wouldn’t change anything in the world.”