Who knew that Pablo Sandoval would become one of the biggest offensive forces of the AT&T Park era when he had his first major league at bat ten years ago today. Certainly, he garnered a lot of attention for his minor league exploits, and advanced from A-ball to Double-A, appeared in the Future’s Game in July, and then advanced to the majors all in a single season, making his advancement as a 22-year old staggering, in terms of San Francisco Giants’ history.
There wasn’t much written about his call-up on August 13th, but it came as part of a series of big “get younger” moves the Giants made that day.