Pablo Sandoval

Pablo Emilio Juan Pedro Sandoval Jr. is a Venezuelan-American professional baseball third baseman in the Atlanta Braves organization. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the San Francisco Giants and the Boston Red Sox. He stands 5 feet 11 inches (1.80 m) tall, and weighs 268 pounds (122 kg). Nicknamed "Kung Fu Panda", Sandoval is a two-time All-Star and won three World Series championships with the Giants. He hit three home runs in Game 1 of the 2012 World Series, becoming the fourth player to hit three home runs in a World Series game, leading to his being named that year's World Series Most Valuable Player (MVP). During the offseason, Sandoval plays for the Navegantes del Magallanes of the Venezuelan Professional Baseball League (VPBL).