Do you like this photo?
Um, yeah, you probably do. And so does Red Sox star Pablo Sandoval. So on Wednesday, he "liked" it on Instagram.
Normally, that wouldn't be a big deal. Athletes like photos like that all the time. Hell, LeBron Jamesliked one last month, even though he was, you know, abstaining from social media at the time and all that.
There was one problem with what Sandoval did, though: He liked that photo and several others just like it…in the middle of a game. Welp. According to him, he was using the bathroom in the seventh inning of a game against the Braves last night, started liking photos, and before he knew it, sites like Barstool Sportsstarted to take notice.
As we mentioned, Sandoval is not the first guy to run into this issue. Other athletes have gotten caught doing the same thing (J.R. Smith, not surprisingly, was caught following people on IG during a Knicks game earlier this season). But unlike some other athletes, Sandoval actually admitted to what he did and agreed to serve a one-game suspension tonight.
Not his finest moment. But hey, at least he wasn't eating chicken and drinking beer while he did it, right?
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[via New York Post]
