Bad news, Red Sox fans. Pablo Sandoval won't man third base when Boston faces off against the Atlanta Braves tonight. Instead, he'll be warming the bench, thinking long and hard about a recent infraction: "liking" Instagram photos mid-game. As his fellow teammates petered out into a 5-2 defeat last Wednesday, Sandoval was, evidently, stamping his approval on a few selfies. The misconduct will cost him one game, according to Ian Browne of MLB.com.

Eagle-eyed reporters put two and two together, discovering Sandoval's digital game was taking precedence over the major league one.

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Not to blow up the dude's spot, but uh...is Pablo Sandoval on Instagram during the game? pic.twitter.com/q8X4HoFDOT — Jared Carrabis (@Jared_Carrabis) June 18, 2015

Sandoval met with reporters on Thursday to confirm that he went to the bathroom during the game, grabbed his phone, and did, in fact, hit that heart button. The third baseman favorited these two photos from user @diva_legacy:

Over the offseason, Sandoval signed a five-year, $95 million contract with Boston. Worth noting as the Red Sox try to add a win to their season record. Wednesday marked the team's eighth loss in nine games.

Matt Patches Senior Writer Patches is a Senior Writer at Esquire.com.

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