A slimmed-down Pablo Sandoval showed up at JetBlue Park on Thursday, taking swings with several Red Sox players more than a week ahead of reporting time.
First baseman Mike Napoli, who on multiple occasions expressed hope he could stay in Boston, was traded by the Red Sox to the Rangers along with cash in a waiver deal Friday.
Pablo Sandoval was benched Thursday after admitting that during Wednesday's loss to Atlanta, he used his cellphone to click "like" on a woman's photographs that appeared in his Instagram feed.
Ubaldo Jimenez was tossed Friday for hitting Pablo Sandoval in the right shoulder with a pitch, an ejection that Baltimore manager Buck Showalter later called "professionally embarrassing."
While the Giants have been measured in their response to critical comments by Pablo Sandoval explaining his decision to leave San Francisco and sign with the Boston Red Sox as a free agent, former teammate Aubrey Huff did not exercise similar restraint.
Boston Red Sox third baseman Pablo Sandoval said in a recent interview that he felt disrespected by the San Francisco Giants' negotiating stance toward him and knew as early as spring training last season that he would leave the team as a free agent.
