What Pablo Sandoval told Giants rookie Jesús Rodríguez during spring training

Though the Giants lost 10-5 to the San Diego Padres on Tuesday night at Oracle Park, there still were some bright spots.The primary silver lining was rookie catcher Jesús Rodríguez, who recorded the first hit of his MLB career, an RBI knock the other way in the second inning. He then followed it up with his first home run in the seventh, and it wasn’t just any run-of the-mill homer, either. Rodríguez went to the opposite field again and cleared the 24-foot wall in right field, which isn’t something you see every day from a right-handed hitter. Jesús Rodríguez's family was loving his first MLB hit pic.twitter.com/hM5YwyZe6r — SF Giants on NBCS (@NBCSGiants) May 6, 2026 Jesús Rodríguez's first MLB homer pic.twitter.com/RoANRN5cWN — SF Giants on NBCS (@NBCSGiants) May 6, 2026 On Wednesday, former Giants slugger and fellow Venezuelan Pablo Sandoval joined KNBR’s “Murph and Markus” show to discuss Rodríguez’s breakout night and share the message he gave to the young player earlier in the year.“Jesús is a great player,” Sandoval...