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Cespedes Forced To Send $7,000 Prize Hog He Bought To Butcher

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Yoenis Cespedes’ little piggy is ending up at a butcher.

The New York Mets outfielder bought a prize hog at a Florida County fair for $7,000 last Saturday.

@AdamRubinESPN Yes I was at SLC Fair and he purchased my grandsons Grand Champion hog. Great guy and lovely family. pic.twitter.com/tbWDZZaxLV

— Sandy Croghan (@sandy20110) February 29, 2016

Cespedes wasn’t looking to make bacon and pork chops out of it, but due to a Florida law, a hog that has been bought at an auction must be slaughtered.