PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. -- New York Mets outfielder Yoenis Cespedes had so much fun at the St. Lucie County Fair on Saturday night, he returned a day later and purchased a $7,000 grand champion hog raised by a local 4-H member.
"He was in a bit of a bidding war for it," a team spokesman said.
Sandy Croghan of Port St. Lucie, Florida, said her 14-year-old grandson Cole Pallas raised the hog, which won its 270-pound weight class, then prevailed over 25 to 30 other champion hogs of assorted weights.
The proceeds from the auction benefit the 4-H club.