Pablo Sandoval

Pablo Sandoval (born 1986) is a Venezuelan American professional baseball third baseman, nicknamed The Panda, who played in Major League Baseball for the San Francisco Giants, Boston Red Sox and Atlanta Braves and plays winter baseball for Navegantes del Magallanes in Venezuela. Born in Puerto Cabello, he signed with the Giants in 2002 and became their starting third baseman in 2009. A two time All-Star, he has won three World Series championships with the Giants and one with the Braves, and he was named Most Valuable Player of the 2012 World Series after hitting three home runs in Game 1, joining Babe Ruth, Reggie Jackson and Albert Pujols. He signed a five year contract with the Red Sox after the 2014 season and was released in 2017.