Three-time World Series champion and former San Francisco Giants third baseman Pablo Sandoval is attempting to make a Major League Baseball comeback after three years out of the league. Sandoval, 37, last played for the Atlanta Braves during the 2021 season. In the three years since his last MLB game, Sandoval has played in Mexico, the Venezuela winter league, the Puerto Rico winter league and Dubai as part of the Baseball United's inaugural season.

Carson Whisenhunt's first time with the big-leaguers in spring training didn't begin the way he wanted. Taking pitchers' fielding practice on the first day of camp, the San Francisco Giants' promising left-handed pitching prospect took a comebacker off the index finger of his throwing hand. It delayed him by a week, but on Monday, Whisenhunt took the rubber in the bullpen beyond right field for the first time this spring. “Finally,” Whisenhunt said shortly beforehand.

The 37-year-old Sandoval will be attempting to get back into the big leagues for the first time since 2021.

Pablo Sandoval, the 2012 World Series MVP, is returning to the San Francisco Giants on a minor league deal that includes an invitation to major league camp. The 37-year-old Sandoval will be attempting to get back into the big leagues for the first time since 2021, when he batted .178 with a .302 on-base percentage, four homers and 11 RBIs in 69 games with the Atlanta Braves.

Pablo Sandoval saw the farewell Sergio Romo got last season, signing up for spring training with the franchise he won three World Series with and a glorious final appearance in front of the home fans. “I don't want to do that,” Sandoval said Monday, standing in front of a freshly printed No. 48 jersey in the San Francisco Giants' spring training clubhouse. There's nothing ceremonial about this signing, according to Sandoval, who appeared noticeably trimmer than the last time he wore the uniform. While manager Bob Melvin was on the other side of the bay for the majority of Sandoval's original tenure in San Francisco, he got to know him at the 2012 All-Star Game and welcomed the message relayed by Farhan Zaidi earlier this week that Sandoval would be signing up for camp.

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Jorge Soler smiled when asked whether he could become the first right-handed batter to hit a splash shot into McCovey Cove beyond AT&T Park's right field wall. “I don't know,” he said Sunday after his $42 million, three-year contract with the San Francisco Giants was finalized. All 102 splash hits since the ballpark opened in 2000 have been by lefty batters, including 35 by Barry Bonds. “I expect to have good numbers there,” Soler said through a translator.

The Giants don't expect another big-name free agent to walk through the clubhouse door any time soon.

No right-handed hitter has ever parked a ball into McCovey Cove. “I think most of his power is over in left,” manager Bob Melvin weighed in. Whether or not he makes history, Soler has made a splash here in Scottsdale, arriving Friday night, undergoing his physical Saturday, and finally settling into his locker — situated between Wilmer Flores and LaMonte Wade Jr. — for the first time Sunday morning.

No right-handed hitter has ever parked a ball into McCovey Cove. “I think most of his power is over in left,” manager Bob Melvin weighed in. Whether or not he makes history, Soler has made a splash here in Scottsdale, arriving Friday night, undergoing his physical Saturday and finally settling into his locker — situated between Wilmer Flores and LaMonte Wade Jr. — for the first time Sunday morning. Melvin credited president Farhan Zaidi for doing “a great job closing this one,” a deal that netted him a much-needed middle-of-the-order power hitter to write on the lineup card everyday.

No right-handed hitter has ever parked a ball into McCovey Cove. “I think most of his power is over in left,” manager Bob Melvin weighed in. Whether or not he makes history, Soler has made a splash here in Scottsdale, arriving Friday night, undergoing his physical Saturday and finally settling into his locker — situated between Wilmer Flores and LaMonte Wade Jr. — for the first time Sunday morning. Melvin credited president Farhan Zaidi for doing “a great job closing this one,” a deal that netted him a much-needed middle-of-the-order power hitter to write on the lineup card everyday.

The Giants were willing to give up a bit of roster flexibility in signing slugger Jorge Soler.

The San Francisco Giants aren't expected to do much this season, with most sportsbooks predicting around a .500 season, but the team will at least have a familiar face from its past glory days, with Pablo Sandoval heading to its spring training site as a non-roster invitee, according to NBC Sports Bay Area . The 37-year-old Sandoval last played in the majors in 2021, when he appeared in 69 games with the Atlanta Braves. He's best remembered for his 11 years with the Giants, which included three World Series titles in 2010, 2012 and 2014 and a pair of All-Star selections. Sandoval left the Giants for the Boston Red Sox following that 2014 World Series championship and returned to San Francisco

The San Francisco Giants aren't expected to do much this season, with most sportsbooks predicting around a .500 season, but the team will at least have a familiar face from its past glory days, with Pablo Sandoval heading to its spring training site as a non-roster invitee, according to NBC Sports Bay Area . The 37-year-old Sandoval last played in the majors in 2021, when he appeared in 69 games with the Atlanta Braves. He's best remembered for his 11 years with the Giants, which included three World Series titles in 2010, 2012 and 2014 and a pair of All-Star selections. Sandoval left the Giants for the Boston Red Sox following that 2014 World Series championship and returned to San Francisco

The former Cubs outfielder played 137 games for the Marlins last season

Jorge Soler smiled when asked whether he could become the first right-handed batter to hit a splash shot into McCovey Cove beyond AT&T Park's right field wall. “I don't know,” he said Sunday after his $42 million, three-year contract with the San Francisco Giants was finalized. All 102 splash hits since the ballpark opened in 2000 have been by lefty batters, including 35 by Barry Bonds.

Former Braves Bench Bat Returns to MLB With San Francisco Giants The Atlanta Braves sent a ring to this former bench bat that played an outsized role on the 2021 World Series team Author: Lindsay Crosby Publish date: Feb 18, 2024 12:17 PM EST The Atlanta Braves sometimes get contributions from the most unlikely of places. After losing star outfielder Ronald Acuña Jr in the 2021 season to a torn ACL, Atlanta needed outfield reinforcements, and fast. Among the trades they made was sending former San Francisco Giants infielder Pablo Sandoval , who hit four homers off of Atlanta's bench as a pinch hitter that season, to the then-Cleveland Indians for outfielder Eddie Rosario . Rosario went on

Polarizing Ex-Red Sox Infielder Attempting To Make Comeback With Giants One former member of the Red Sox is looking to make a comeback Author: Patrick McAvoy Publish date: Feb 18, 2024 11:00 AM EST In this story: Boston Red Sox San Francisco Giants The San Francisco Giants made a surprising move Saturday. San Francisco reportedly signed polarizing infielder Pablo Sandoval to a non-roster deal, according to NBC Sports Bay Area's Alex Pavlovic. "The Giants will honor their 2014 team in August, and with Brandon Crawford still a free agent, they have been without any members of that roster for the first time," Pavlovic said. "That's about to change. Pablo Sandoval will come to camp as a non-roster

English, explained the Dominican-Canadian newcomer to the San Francisco Giants' clubhouse, is not Otto Lopez's first language. No, born in the Dominican Republic and raised in Montreal since he was 9 years old, the 25-year-old is more familiar with Spanish and French. Acquired for cash earlier this month after he was waived by the Blue Jays, Lopez's athleticism and ability to shift between second base, shortstop and center field could give him the upper hand in the competition for the final spot on the Giants' bench this spring. Lopez's primary competition figures to be Casey Schmitt, who's also moving around the diamond again this spring.