With three World Series, a World Series MVP, and two All-Star nods under his belt, many would say 36-year-old Pablo Sandoval has accomplished more than enough in Major League Baseball to retire. But instead, the Venezuelan has recently taken his talents down to the Mexican League in an attempt to extend his illustrious career. Writer Joseph Bien-Kahn joins John to tell the story of the man they affectionately call “Kung Fu Panda.”

Read the original GQ article here.

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With three World Series, a World Series MVP, and two All-Star nods under his belt, many would say 36-year-old Pablo Sandoval has accomplished more than enough in Major League Baseball to retire. But instead, the Venezuelan has recently taken his talents down to the Mexican League in an attempt to extend his illustrious career. Writer <a href="https://twitter.com/jbienkahn">Joseph Bien-Kahn</a> joins John to tell the story of the man they affectionately call “Kung Fu Panda.”
Read the original GQ article <a href="https://www.gq.com/story/pablo-sandoval-mexican-league-profile">here</a>.
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Pablo Sandoval Continues The Dream … In Mexico

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