Boston Red Sox third baseman Pablo Sandoval talked to reporters Sunday and insisted, in no uncertain terms, that losing weight wasn't a priority this offseason.
"I did my work to be an athlete on the field," he said, per Sean McAdam of CSN New England. "I didn't try to lose weight."
Sandoval continued to address questions about his weight, per McAdam:
Sandoval: "I didn't weigh-in all winter. I just tried to get better, do my work." Insisted twice that Red Sox didn't ask him to lose weight.
— Sean McAdam (@Sean_McAdam) February 21, 2016
Those claims contradicted remarks from the team's top brass, however, as Pete Abraham of the Boston Globe noted:
Sandoval claimed he was not asked to lose weight.