Panda-mania over: Red Sox release 3B Pablo Sandoval
Posted July 19, 2017 7:00 am
BOSTON (AP) - The Red Sox have officially released Pablo Sandoval because the third baseman didn't report after being designated for assignment last week.
The team announced the move Wednesday.
It officially ends the Boston tenure for the once-celebrated free agent, who never was healthy enough to live up to the expectations that came with the $95 million contract he signed in 2014.
With the Red Sox unable to find a team willing to take on part of his salary, the 2012 World Series MVP with the San Francisco Giants moves on after a total of 161 games, 575 at-bats, 136 hits and 14 homers for Boston - but not a single one of them in the postseason.
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FILE - In this Sept. 15, 2015, file photo, Boston Red Sox's Pablo Sandoval removes his helmet and walks out of the batter's box after striking out swinging to end the top of the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Baltimore Orioles in Baltimore. The Red Sox on Wednesday, July 19, 2017, have released Sandoval because the third baseman didn't report after being designated for assignment last week. It officially ends the Boston tenure for the once-celebrated free agent, who never was healthy enough to live up to the expectations that came with the $95 million contract he signed in 2014.(AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)
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FILE - In this June 1, 2017, file photo, Boston Red Sox's Pablo Sandoval prepares for an at-bat during a baseball game against the Baltimore Orioles in Baltimore. The Red Sox on Wednesday, July 19, 2017, have released Sandoval because the third baseman didn't report after being designated for assignment last week. It officially ends the Boston tenure for the once-celebrated free agent, who never was healthy enough to live up to the expectations that came with the $95 million contract he signed in 2014. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)
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