Giants fans, this is the moment you've been waiting for all winter long.
No, it is not Bryce Harper in an orange and black uniform.
But it is something just as good: Pablo Sandoval on the mound (ok maybe not quite as good, but still).
Kerry Crowley from the Bay Area News Group captured Sandoval throwing off the mound on Saturday morning before the Giants prepared for the first spring training game of the year (weather permitting).
You know you've been waiting for this pic.twitter.com/pA667wiKin— Kerry Crowley (@KO_Crowley) February 23, 2019
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Sandoval, of course, famously pitched a 1-2-3 inning last season vs. the Dodgers. He flashed impressive stuff -- a mid-80s fastball and a hammer curveball -- and Giants fans loved it.
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More position players pitched last year than ever before, as managers found it more and more worthwhile not to "waste" a relief pitcher in a blowout game.
So don't be surprised if, in Bruce Bochy's final season, he gives the Panda another shot or two on the mound.