Prodigal Panda: Pablo Sandoval enjoying renaissance with Giants

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SAN FRANCISCO – Pablo Sandoval’s loud banter resonates often throughout the San Francisco Giants’ clubhouse. Fans at AT&T Park greet the announcement of his name cheerfully. Some teammates wear T-shirts bearing his likeness. It’s as he’d never left his first baseball home. And yet, so much has changed since Sandoval helped San Francisco claim its third championship in five years in 2014, then torched his longtime employers after signing a five-year, $95 million contract with the Boston Red Sox. Back then Sandoval was a two-time All-Star third baseman with a World Series MVP trophy on his resume and hubris built by constant adulation and repeated success. MORE MLB NEWS Mike Trout: Halfway to historic

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