Boston’s Pablo Sandoval benched for liking Instagram photos of a woman during a game
Why couldn’t Pablo Sandoval have been this interested in Instagram during the World Series?
Sandoval, the Red Sox third baseman who was with the Giants last season, was suspended for a game when he admitted to using his Instragram account to like pictures during Boston’s game on Wednesday.
Not to blow up the dude's spot, but uh...is Pablo Sandoval on Instagram during the game? pic.twitter.com/q8X4HoFDOT
— Jared Carrabis (@Jared_Carrabis) June 18, 2015That’s Jared Carrabis, a blogger for Barstool Sports, and he tweeted that Pablo Sandoval had apparently liked a couple photos from his Instagram account during Wednesday night’s Red Sox game in Atlanta. Sandoval was the starting third baseman in the game, which the Red Sox lost 5-2.
Sandoval cops to Instagram like: "I made a mistake." It's why he's out of the lineup tonight.
— Tim Britton (@TimBritton) June 18, 2015Sandoval: "I let my teammates down. It ain't going to happen again. I'll take the punishment."
— Tim Britton (@TimBritton) June 18, 2015Sandoval benched, admits that was him liking photos of woman on Instagram during game Said he was using bathroom at the time
— Gordon Edes (@GordonEdes) June 18, 2015The Boston Globe reported that Sandoval was suspended for Thursday’s game for violating the team’s social media rules.
Carrabis said that Sandoval’s Instagram account “liked” photos of a woman who goes by “diva_legacy.” The Globe reported that “Diva_legacy” is based in Atlanta, and Sandoval is one of the people she follows on Instagram.
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This story was originally published June 18, 2015 at 3:48 PM.