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Full Name:
 

Pablo Emilio Juan Pedro Sandoval, Jr.​

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Nicknames:

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"Kung Fu Panda", "The Panda"

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Born:  
   

August 11, 1986 

Puerto Cabello, Venezuela

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Family:  

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Father: Pablo, Sr.
Mother: Amelia Sandoval 
Brother: Michael
Ex-spouse: Yoletzade 

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His parents run a mechanical-engineering firm in Valencia, Venezuela.

 

His brother, Michael, played in the Minnesota Twins' organization. 

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He was divorced in 2010.
 

School:  

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Academia Centro de Estudio Carabobo, Venezuela

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Baseball Related:

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Scouted by Ciro Villalobos.

2008 - August 14th - Major League debut with the San Francisco Giants.

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2010 - Won a World Series with the Giants against the Texas Rangers.

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2012 - Won his second World Series with the Giants against the Detroit Tigers.

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2014 - Won his third World Series with the Giants against the Kansas City Royals.

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2014 - After the season he signed a 5-year contract with the Boston Red Sox ($90 million).

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2017 - Released by the Boston Red Sox. 

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2017 - Signed a minor league contract with the San Francisco Giants.

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Extra:

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2011 - The SF Giants made a campaign called "Operation Panda", that focused on getting Sandoval into better shape during the off-season. At the end of the 2010 season he weighed 278 pounds. 'Triple Threat Performance' of Tempe, Arizona worked with him to lose weight. He lost 30+ pounds; however, by the end of 2013 he needed to lose weight again.

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Idols: He grew up an avid baseball fan following the careers of Omar Vizquel and Andrés Galarraga.

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2012 - Sandoval voluntarily met with the Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Department related to a consensual, personal relationship of a sexual nature that took place earlier that day. He was investigated for a sexual assault however no charges were laid.  Sandoval was a guest at Seascape Beach Resort in the Monterey Bay Peninsula area (90 minutes from San Francisco) during the incident.

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He said in an interview after going to Boston that he has no love for Madison Bumgarner or Buster Posey. He also said it was easy to leave the Giants because the only people he misses are Bruce Bochy and Hunter Pence.

2015 - After signing a $90 million contract he batted .245 with 10 home runs and 47 RBI, all career lows.

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Aubrey Huff previously suggested there probably weren’t many tears shed after Pablo Sandoval left the Giants to sign with the Boston Red Sox. Huff wrote on Facebook, "It has always been about Pablo. He had the fans fooled but not the players! One of the biggest reasons he didn't want to come back is because the Giants made him workout on the treadmill every day! Pretty sure that was a driving force for him! Never the less [sic] he could have always been a legend in San Fran but ego always will come in to play when it comes to Pablo! Sorry for the rant just want to take up for the players who are there now holding their tongues, because they don't want to get in the middle of this! If you can't get along with guys like (Buster) Posey, (Madison) Bumgarner, (Matt) Cain, (Jeremy) Affeldt (sic), just to name a few, then maybe it's time to look in the mirror! Rant over!"

Venezuelan Baseball:
He has played for the Navegantes del Magallanes of the Venezuelan Professional Baseball League. 

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Sample Heckles:

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Heckle him on twitter:

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@KFP48

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