It was Christmas in July at San Jose Municipal Stadium on Saturday night, and the San Jose Giants’ festive red-and-green jerseys weren’t the only attention-grabbers on the field.
Pablo Sandoval, one of the pillars of the San Francisco Giants’ championship runs in 2010, 2012 and 2014, made his 2017 minor-league debut for his former major-league team. Hours after expressing regrets at how he handled his abrupt departure from the Giants, Sandoval’s redemption tour continued 50 miles south as the designated hitter for the Giants’ California League affiliate.
Wearing a jersey with his familiar No.