Born August 11, 1986
Puerto Cabello, Carabobo, Venezuela
Pablo Sandoval played for three clubs across 14 seasons as a third baseman, opening with the San Francisco Giants in 2008 and closing with the Atlanta Braves in 2021.
Across 1,380 games he batted .278, with 1,279 hits and 548 runs. He finished with 153 home runs, 262 doubles and 12 stolen bases. He went 0 and 0 with a 0.00 earned run average, pitching 2 innings in 2 games.
He played 1,050 games at third base, with 1,763 assists and 106 errors. He turned 141 double plays. He also played 129 games at first base.
He was named most valuable player of the World Series in 2012. He was selected to two consecutive All-Star teams, from 2011 to 2012. He hit for the cycle in 2011. He hit three home runs in a game in 2013.
He was born in Puerto Cabello, Carabobo, Venezuela on August 11, 1986. He batted both ways and threw right-handed.
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| All-Star selection | 2 | 2011, 2012 |
| Babe Ruth Award | 1 | 2012 |
| Player of the Week | 1 | 2011 |
| This Year in Baseball Postseason MVP | 1 | 2012 |
| World Series MVP | 1 | 2012 |
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | SFG | 41 | 145 | 24 | 50 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 4 | 14 | 0 | .345 |
| 2009 | SFG | 153 | 572 | 79 | 189 | 44 | 5 | 25 | 90 | 52 | 83 | 5 | .330 |
| 2010 | SFG | 152 | 563 | 61 | 151 | 34 | 3 | 13 | 63 | 47 | 81 | 3 | .268 |
| 2011 | SFG | 117 | 426 | 55 | 134 | 26 | 3 | 23 | 70 | 32 | 63 | 2 | .315 |
| 2012 | SFG | 108 | 396 | 59 | 112 | 25 | 2 | 12 | 63 | 38 | 59 | 1 | .283 |
| 2013 | SFG | 141 | 525 | 52 | 146 | 27 | 2 | 14 | 79 | 47 | 79 | 0 | .278 |
| 2014 | SFG | 157 | 588 | 68 | 164 | 26 | 3 | 16 | 73 | 39 | 85 | 0 | .279 |
| 2015 | BOS | 126 | 470 | 43 | 115 | 25 | 1 | 10 | 47 | 25 | 73 | 0 | .245 |
| 2016 | BOS | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .000 |
| 2017 | BOS/SFG | 79 | 259 | 27 | 57 | 11 | 0 | 9 | 32 | 16 | 53 | 0 | .220 |
| 2018 | SFG | 92 | 230 | 22 | 57 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 40 | 19 | 52 | 0 | .248 |
| 2019 | SFG | 108 | 272 | 42 | 73 | 23 | 0 | 14 | 41 | 18 | 67 | 1 | .268 |
| 2020 | ATL/SFG | 34 | 84 | 5 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 19 | 0 | .214 |
| 2021 | ATL | 69 | 73 | 11 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 25 | 0 | .178 |
| Career | — | 1380 | 4609 | 548 | 1279 | 262 | 21 | 153 | 639 | 357 | 757 | 12 | .278 |
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | SFG | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 2019 | SFG | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Career | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Puerto Cabello, Carabobo, Venezuela
Pablo Sandoval made a major-league debut on August 14, 2008.
Pablo Sandoval hit for the cycle for the San Francisco Giants against the Colorado Rockies on September 15, 2011.
Pablo Sandoval hit three home runs for the San Francisco Giants against the San Diego Padres on September 4, 2013.
Pablo Sandoval played a final major-league game on July 29, 2021.
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