Pablo Sandoval is back in baseball and in a familiar spot, too. The 37-year-old Sandoval will return to Giants camp as a non-roster invitee, NBC Sports Bay Area first reported Saturday, marking a return to San Francisco for a player affectionately known as «Kung Fu Panda» during his time there.
Sandoval played in two different stints for the Giants during his 14-year major league career, helping them win World Series titles in 2010, 2012 and 2014 during his first go-round with the team.
In 2012, he was named World Series MVP after hitting .500 with three home runs and four RBIs in a four-game sweep of the Detroit Tigers.
He rejoined the Giants in 2017 after he was released by the Boston Red Sox, just three seasons into a five-year, $95 million contract he signed after the 2014 season.