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AL East Rivalry News and Notes

The Yankees and Red Sox have a storied rivalry involving players. Bucky Dent, Aaron Boone, Babe Ruth. These are some of the names that make these games tense. But before the 2017 mid season series, both teams suffered setbacks. Yankees starting pitcher Michael Pineda is most likely out for the season with a partially torn UCL. There have been rumors that the Yankees would deal Pineda at the Trade Deadline, for he is in his last year of his contract. Now, the Yankees are stuck with an injured arm. Pineda is seeking a second opinion, but it looks grim for the tall righty. On the Boston side of the things, the Sox management parted with possibly the worst contract in team history, Pablo Sandoval. The former San Francisco hero signed a five year, $95 million dollar deal with the Red Sox after winning a World Series with the Giants in 2016. Sandoval played just 161 games over his first three years of the contract. The Red Sox owe him more than $50 million dollards over the last two years of his deal.

Pablo Sandoval

     Pablo Sandoval is a great postseason performer. We now look into his current legacy.

Pablo Sandoval is the amazing third baseman who plays for the San Francisco Giants. He has been on the team longer than the great Buster Posey. ‘’The Panda’’, as some baseball analysts call him, is most known for his postseason skills. He is also one of the best fielders at the hot corner in both the postseason and the regular season. Pablo Sandoval has added himself to the list of hard to beat World Series records. He plays best in the World Series. Since 2010 he has helped his team win three World Series rings. His favorite World Series is probably in the 2012 series. It started off like any Fall Classic. But after one game, he put himself on a list with Babe Ruth and Reggie Jackson. In one game, Pablo was up to bat 3+ times. Three of the at-bats were really special. In those three at-bats ‘’The Panda’’ homered! He became the only person to do that except Babe Ruth and Reggie Jackson. Because of his heroics, he would help his team win that World Series. It would also not be a surprise when he won the World Series MVP, too.

Besides the famous 2012 series, he also helped his team win the 2010 and 2014 Fall Classics. This all happened when Pablo had his 2009 breakout season. That year he hit .330 with 25 homers and stole 5 bags. He also made some pretty cool plays not just that year. ‘’The Panda’’ also caught the last out of the 2014 World Series in style. As you can see, Pablo Sandoval is one of the best postseason performers of all time.