Bleacher Report · Jun 18, 2015
Pablo Sandoval Benched for Liking Instagram Posts During Wednesday's Game
The Boston Red Sox benched Pablo Sandoval on Thursday for using Instagram during Wednesday night's 5-2 loss to the Atlanta Braves.
MLB.com's Ian Browne tweeted the news, adding that Sandoval admitted to "liking" photos of a woman on Instagram during the game:
Sandoval benched tonight for violating social media policy during game last night.
— Ian Browne (@IanMBrowne) June 18, 2015 Sandoval "liked" a picture of female on Instagram during game. He admitted he did it and accountable for punishment of not playing today.
— Ian Browne (@IanMBrowne) June 18, 2015 Apparently the third baseman was in the bathroom at the time, per ESPN.com's Gordon Edes:
