Freddy Sandoval

{{short description|Mexican baseball player (born 1982)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}

{{Infobox baseball biography

| name = Freddy Sandoval

| image = Freddy Sandoval on April 12, 2009.jpg

| caption = Sandoval with the Salt Lake Bees, Triple-A affiliates of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, on April 12, 2009.

| position = Third baseman

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1982|8|16}}

| birth_place = Tijuana, Mexico

| bats = Switch

| throws = Right

|debutleague = MLB

| debutdate = September 8

| debutyear = 2008

| debutteam = Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim

|finalleague = MLB

| finaldate = October 4

| finalyear = 2009

| finalteam = Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim

|statleague = MLB

| stat1label = Batting average

| stat1value = .176

| stat2label = Home runs

| stat2value = 0

| stat3label = Runs batted in

| stat3value = 0

| teams =

• Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim ({{Baseball year|2008}}–{{Baseball year|2009}})

}}

Freddy Carol Sandoval Herrera (born August 16, 1982) is a Mexican former professional baseball third baseman.

Sandoval played his collegiate baseball for the San Diego Toreros from 2002 to 2004,{{cite web|title=University of San Diego Baseball Players Who Made it to a Major League Baseball Team|url=http://www.baseball-almanac.com/college/university_of_san_diego_baseball_players.shtml|work=Baseball-Almanac.com|accessdate=29 July 2012|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070218041226/http://www.baseball-almanac.com/college/university_of_san_diego_baseball_players.shtml|archivedate=2007-02-18|url-status=dead}} and was part of two conference championship teams during his career there.

Sandoval made his major league debut for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim against the New York Yankees on September 8, {{mlby|2008}}, at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California. He Played in the 2009 World Baseball Classic as Mexico's leadoff hitter.

On April 11, 2012, Sandoval signed with the Somerset Patriots of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball. In 53 games he hit .250/.321/.359 with 2 home runs, 25 RBIs and 3 stolen bases.

Sandoval was named the Mental Skills Coach by Kansas City Royals after retiring. In 2017, he served as a coach/team psychologist for the Toros de Tijuana of the Mexican Baseball League.