BALTIMORE (AP) — Returning to Camden Yards far richer than when he left and sporting the dark blue colors of the San Diego Padres, Manny Machado looked back fondly about his time with the Orioles and acknowledged that he was nervous about facing his former team.

Machado had played in 1,025 baseball games before Tuesday night, including five last year against Boston in the World Series. So why the angst before a late June matchup?

“I’m never nervous, but it’s like a weird nervous, in a way,” Machado said, sitting in a room about 100 yards away from the field he called home for seven years. “It was just all different today.”

The uniform may be different, but the bat remains the same. In his second at-bat, Machado sent a pitch from Jimmy Yacabonis far over the center field wall, his 100th home run at Camden Yards.

Drafted third overall in the 2010 amateur draft, Machado broke into the majors with Baltimore in 2012 and promptly helped the Orioles end a 14-year playoff drought. With Buck Showalter leading a crew that included Machado, Adam Jones, Chris Davis, Nick Markakis, the Orioles became one of the best teams in the AL.

The fans at Tuesday’s game remembered. As Machado walked to the plate in the first inning, the majority of fans rose to their feet and cheered. Many were wearing Orioles jerseys with No. 13 and the name “MACHADO” on the back.

They applauded when Machado took a third strike because, well, they’re hometown fans. But the love affair between Baltimore and Machado ran deep — until they were driven apart last year.

With the Orioles heading toward a 47-115 finish, Machado was traded to the Dodgers in late July because Baltimore couldn’t afford to keep him beyond the 2018 season. Entering free agency for the first time, the four-time All-Star signed a 10-year, $300 million contract with San Diego.