spiritual pre-at bat ritual
From Wikipedia
Sandoval has a distinctive and spiritual pre-at bat ritual he uses to
honor members of his family. He draws a cross behind the plate and
thanks God for the opportunity to get another hit, then skips through
the box and taps his spikes alternately three times for his deceased
grandmother, grandfather and sister Diana (who died in a car crash when
only a year old).
—
San Francisco Giants’ Pablo
Sandoval has a laugh at second base after his RBI double off the right
field wall in the first inning of an exhibition baseball game against
the Oakland Athletics, Thursday, April 2, 2009, in San Francisco.
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I saw Pablo play in Salt Lake Friday, June 10, while he was on his rehab assignment at Fresno and wondered about his at-bat routine. Kind of a cool story.