3-time World Series champion attempting MLB comeback in 2024: report
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The "Kung Fu Panda" still has some fight left on the baseball field.
Pablo Sandoval, a three-time World Series champion, is a non-roster invitee with the San Francisco Giants, the team he won his three rings with during his 14-year MLB career.
And at 37 years old, this isn’t a formality – he’s truly trying to make the team, per NBC Sports Bay Area.
Sandoval reportedly told friends he "feels great" and will attempt a comeback.
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Former Giants player Pablo Sandoval during batting practice before the Colorado Rockies game at Oracle Park on July 7, 2023, in San Francisco. (Lachlan Cunningham/Getty Images)
Last season, San Fran brought in Sergio Romo, their former closer, to give him one last Oracle Park appearance before hanging up his cleats.
Now, this isn’t to say the Giants won’t be doing that with Sandoval this year. They play at Oracle Park on March 26 before the regular season begins, and if Sandoval doesn’t make the roster, perhaps that could be the time for his own send-off.
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Sandoval, who was World Series MVP in 2012, hasn’t been in MLB since 2021, when he was with the Atlanta Braves.
He played 69 games that season, posting a .178/.302/.342 slash line with four homers and 11 RBI over 86 plate appearances. The Braves ended up winning the World Series that season as well.
Pablo Sandoval of the Braves reacts in the dugout after scoring against the New York Mets at Truist Park on June 30, 2021, in Atlanta. (Todd Kirkland/Getty Images)
Sandoval played in the Mexican