FORT MYERS, Fla. -- A day after Pablo Sandoval expressed anger to a reporter in the clubhouse over a story that criticized his defense, the Red Sox's third baseman was adamant that the issue was behind him and that such scrutiny won't distract him.
"That happened yesterday. That's it," said Sandoval. "It's past. Today is a new day. Why are we going to talk about it?"
After a tough first season in Boston -- the worst of his career -- Sandoval has been followed more closely than any player in camp.
Perhaps that started to take a toll on Tuesday, when Sandoval slammed his bat against a table in the middle of the clubhouse and then asked the reporter he was upset with to get away from his locker.