The Internet recently had some fun with Boston Red Sox third baseman Pablo Sandoval after a photo surfaced of him looking bigger than usual at spring training.
However, Kung Fu Panda wants to prove to everyone that his weight won’t be a problem for the upcoming season.
According to Rob Bradford from WEEI.com, Sandoval challenged Steve Silva from Boston.com to join him for a workout. Silva, the man who tweeted out the picture of Sandoval, told the team’s PR department that he would accept the challenge.
Here’s the photo that Silva originally tweeted:
There have been plenty of jokes about Sandoval’s weight since the picture went viral, including some from his teammates:
Despite his weight, Sandoval is still a professional athlete, and Silva will get to learn quite a bit about the 28-year-old’s workout routine in the near future.
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