Social networks and what they are causing.. Lol.. A Boston Red Sox third baseman was benched during a game for liking a woman's photo (pictured) during while a game was going on. The Baseball player, Pablo Sandoval admitted that he used his smartphone to 'like' a woman's Instagram photograph during a baseball game on Wednesday.
Sandoval admitted to 'liking' two pictures on an Instagram account belonging to 'diva_legacy' while the team batted in the 7th inning against the Atlanta Braves -- the Red Sox lost 5-2, ESPN reports.
The 28-year-old player was in violation of the team's social media policy -- which prohibits players from using cellphones during games -- and Red Sox manager John Farrell benched Sandoval from Thursday's game, the Washington Post reports.
'I know I f*cked up,' Sandoval told ESPN Thursday. 'I made a mistake, I learned from that.
'I'm a human being, I made a mistake, so I apologize to my teammates, to the team, to the organization the fans support.'
A Barstool sports blogger noticed the player's in-game social media activity and tweeted a photo of the Instagram feed along with the words: 'Not to blow up the dude's spot, but uh...is Pablo Sandoval on Instagram during the game?'
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