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Place of Birth: Puerto Cabello, Carabobo, Venezuela
About Pablo Sandoval
- Pablo Emilio Juan Pedro Sandoval Jr.
- (born August 11, 1986) is a Venezuelan professional baseball third baseman who is a free agent.
- He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the San Francisco Giants and Boston Red Sox.
- He stands 5 feet 11 inches (1.80 m) tall and weighs 268 pounds (122 kg).
- Nicknamed "Kung Fu Panda", Sandoval is a two-time All-Star and has won three World Series championships with the Giants.
- He hit three home runs (HR) in Game 1 of the 2012 World Series, becoming the fourth person to hit three home runs in a World Series game, leading to his being named that year's World Series Most Valuable Player (MVP).
- During the offseason, Sandoval plays for the Navegantes del Magallanes of the Venezuelan Professional Baseball League (VPBL). Sandoval was born in Venezuela.
- He grew up an avid baseball fan, playing the game with his older brother and following the careers of Omar Vizquel and Andrés Galarraga.
- In 2002, Sandoval was signed by the San Francisco Giants.
- Sandoval worked his way through the minor leagues and debuted with the Giants in 2008, batting .345 in 41 games.
- Capable of playing first base, third base, and catcher, he became the Giants' starting third baseman in 2009, ceasing to catch that year and playing first base only occasionally.
- In 2009, Sandoval finished second in All-Star Final Vote balloting, batting .330 with 25 HR and 90 runs batted in (RBI) in his first full season in the majors.
- However, Sandoval struggled in 2010 and was benched during the playoffs for the 2010 World Series, which the Giants won.
- He lost weight before 2011 and hit .315 with 23 home runs in 117 games.
- Injuries limited Sandoval to 108 games in 2012, but he was selected to his second-straight All-Star Game.
- Then, in Game 1 of the 2012 World Series, Sandoval joined Babe Ruth, Reggie Jackson, and Albert Pujols as the only players to hit three home runs in a World Series Game.
- For his contributions, Sandoval was named the World Series Most Valuable Player, as the Giants swept the Detroit Tigers.
- In 2013, he appeared in 141 games, batting .278, with 14 home runs, and 79 RBI. A free agent after the 2014 season, Sandoval signed a five-year contract with the Red Sox that offseason.
- Due to poor performance, the Red Sox released him in 2017.
- Sandoval then re-signed with the Giants but the Red Sox remain responsible for paying his salary through the end of the 2019 season.
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