Yoenis Cespedes purchased an award-winning hog at a local fair

New York Mets outfielder Yoenis Cespedes is already involved in one of the wackiest spring training stories thus far. While seeing his strange car collection, or learning about his love for circular waffles is fun, this new anecdote promises to be the wildest thing we've learned about Cespedes thus far.

On Sunday, ESPN reporter Adam Rubin tweeted that Cespedes attended the St. Lucie County Fair in full cowboy gear. Unfortunately, Rubin wasn't able to get his hands on any pictures of that event initially.

That changed Monday. Pictures did emerge of Cespedes at the fair. Cespedes isn't decked out in a cowboy outfit, though. Normally, that would be a disappointment. In this case, though, it's overshadowed by Cespedes' reason for returning to the fair.

You see, Cespedes fell in love with a Grand Champion hog so much that he actually went back to buy it.

	Adam Rubin @AdamRubinESPN	Feb 28
	Heard Yoenis Cespedes was at the St. Lucie County Fair last night in full cowboy gear. Unfortunately, no photos.
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	Sandy Croghan @sandy20110
@AdamRubinESPN Yes I was at SLC Fair and he purchased my grandsons Grand Champion hog. Great guy and lovely family. pic.twitter.com/tbWDZZaxLV 1:25 PM - 29 Feb 2016

We're actually somewhat speechless here.

That's Cespedes at the county fair, and that final picture appears to show the woman's grandson with the award-winning hog. It's the type of thing you have to see in order to believe, and ... uh ... there's enough evidence here to believe that this may have actually happened.

As far as what Cespedes will do with the pig ... well, we have our concerns. Cespedes' now infamous showcase video ended with him roasting a whole pig over a spit (don't click the link if you don't want to see a dead pig roasting on a spit). Maybe award-winning hogs taste better than loser hogs? We're not sure.

There could be a happy ending here, though. Maybe the hog will become a temporary mascot for the Mets. A rallying point, not unlike the parakeet last season. Maybe we'll see pictures of the Mets gleefully celebrating with the hog in the clubhouse following big wins. Perhaps the hog will be dressed up in Mets gear.

Or maybe Cespedes will send the hog off to live with Mr. and Mrs. Mets farm. We're willing to believe anything as long as it distracts from the horrible truth.