Pablo Sandoval’s season officially came to an end, as the Giants announced that infielder underwent both Tommy John surgery and a more minor arthroscopic procedure yesterday to remove loose bodies from his right elbow. Given the usual TJ recovery period for position players, Sandoval won’t be ready for the start of the 2020 season, though exactly how much time he’ll miss isn’t yet known.
Though Sandoval went on the injured list in mid-August and the Tommy John diagnosis has been known for a couple of weeks now, the Giants activated him on September 1 so the longtime fan favorite could get one final at-bat in front of the Oracle Park faithful. It’s quite possible this could end up as the final appearance for Sandoval in the orange-and-black, though given that his injury recovery will certainly limit his free agent options, it wouldn’t be a surprise to see Sandoval re-sign with San Francisco sometime next year, once he has a clearer idea of when he’ll be back in action.
There’s certainly evidence that the 33-year-old can still be a productive player, as Sandoval is finishing up his best season in years. The Kung Fu Panda hit .268/.313/.507 with 14 homers over 296 plate appearances, good for a 109 wRC+ that marks Sandoval’s first season of above-average run production since 2014. He also capably handled spot duty at both corner infield spots, and even contributed a scoreless inning on the mound.
The reason why he needs TJ surgery is he pitched.
Terrible.
He is a infielder.
Yeah but the giants fans got a cool bobble head out of the situation lol
Or it could be that he is in his mid 30s and has been throwing baseballs as hard as he can for most of his life.
I blame Kevin Kennedy.
he faced exactly 6 batters in two years but okay
So TJ surgery coming for Russell Martin soon then?
You Are talking about a 3rd baseman who threw the ball so hard, the ball appeared to rise as he threw it. He didn’t throw it any harder from the mound than he does from 3rd to 1st. Not a smart comment.
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The Panda is pure SF Giants… Pablo will be back for sure…
This is just horrible for the giants and Sandoval. How will sandoval eat and get serval trays off the buffett line now? Good thing the Giants kept Bumgartner for their stretch run into 4th place of the division!
Where in the world is he eating dinner that the buffet includes serval?
I was thinking that’s one heck of an exotic spread. Somebody misunderstood that whole “eye of the tiger” thing.
Too funny !
Way to say “thank you” to Madison by keeping him out of the postseason.
He’s the one who wanted to stay dude. He begged Farhan to keep the team together
“Pablo Sandoval was never called an a-hole… not like you”
misquoted lyric by the Burning Sensations from the Repo Man movie.
Citizen, your disrespectful and an idiot, so why don’t you take a hike.
Wish him well. Always interacts with fans out at Spring Training, plays the game with a smile and joy.
I was thinking that’s one heck of an exotic spread. Somebody misunderstood that whole “eye of the tiger” thing.
Whoops
People use to give useful responses, now just a bunch of trolls. Throwing two innings over two years did not cause Tomy John. Buffet bar jokes, how original. May as well add build a wall while you’re at it. Smh
Lame attempts at humor. Yawn. I’m with ya antibelt. I miss the days of intelligent baseball banter.
“Oh these commoners and their commoner humor. I miss our sophisticated non commoner contaminated humor. Plebs.”
Oh good, a Pablo Sandoval post. Another chance to make lame fat jokes. Too bad he isn’t an alcoholic, then we could make a bunch of drunk jokes too.
You’re taking this all far too seriously man….lighten up….nobody’s making fun of cancer patients here!
If you think making fat jokes about somebody, who obviously struggles with the issue, is just good clean fun, then what does that say about you?
Instead of me “lightening up”, maybe you should think about being a better person; not one that makes jokes at anyone’s expense.
Fat jokes about Pablo Sandoval are exactly what’s wrong with the internet. Besides it’s been played out and is as tired as these so called jokes can get.
Well, look at the bright side. He can now take a time off and really learn Kung-Fu!!
All that fork-to-mouth action really takes a toll on the elbow..
You think it’s a cool thing to do to talk about people? I hate to break it to you man it’s not
Yes, and from the looks of him, he never missed his mouth too much! Remember his belt breaking in Spring Training….never saw that before!