Blissful fortieth birthday to three-time World Collection champion, two-time Nationwide League All-Star and 2012 World Collection MVP, Pablo “Kung Fu Panda,” Sandoval!
Sandoval made his Main League Debut with the San Francisco Giants and was a stalwart member of the dominant “Even 12 months Giants” of the 2010’s, profitable the World Collection in 2010, 2012 and 2014.
The Venezuela native was the Giants on a regular basis third baseman from 2009-14, together with his finest seasons coming in 2011 and 2012 when he made back-to-back All-Star groups. In 2011 he hit a career-high 23 dwelling runs and .315 on the season, racking up 6.0 Wins Above Substitute.
In 2012 he went on a legendary run within the postseason, hitting .364 with six dwelling runs, 13 RBI and 24 hits in 16 video games. Three of these blasts got here in Sport 1 of the World Collection in opposition to the Detroit Tigers, a collection they’d go on to brush.
Sandoval left the Giants for Boston after the 2014 title marketing campaign, and hung across the Huge Leagues for an additional seven somewhat unproductive seasons with the Crimson Sox and Braves with a return to San Francisco in between.
Which brings us to at the moment’s quiz. Sandoval is considered one of simply 12 gamers in MLB historical past to hit three dwelling runs in a single playoff recreation. What number of of these gamers are you able to identify in 5 minutes?
Good luck!
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