Yoenis Cespedes is as good at being enjoyably flashy as he is at baseball. His arrival to MLB was preceded by a famously crazy hype video. His time in MLB has been punctuated by big moments and fun like this:
So, then, when he arrives to Spring Training this year in this ride, we shouldn’t be surprised:
This is Yoenis Cespedes's vehicle today. Unreal. pic.twitter.com/oUMz9HNEP5
— Robert Brender (@robertbrender) February 23, 2016
That appears to be a Polaris Slingshot, a rolling piece of art with which Cespedes has prior experience.
When you show up in that bad boy, you can go ahead and flip any bat you want.
UPDATE: Yup, sure enough, it’s a Polaris Slingshot:
The Polaris Slingshot driven by the #Mets Yoenis Cespedes was custom made by The Auto Firm in Miami. pic.twitter.com/jyp4yGkbVS
— Matthew Stucko (@MatthewStucko) February 23, 2016