Among the many, many whimsical things Yoenis Cespedes has done at Mets spring training this year was purchase a grand-champion hog at the St. Lucie County Fair on 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

Alas, I have bad news for those of you who thought Cespedes was going to keep the hog around as some sort of pet or mascot: He’s not going to do that. No, sorry. He’s going to eat that hog.

Cespedes already sent his $7,000 pig to the butcher. — Mike Puma (@NYPost_Mets) March 2, 2016

According to the New York Post, Cespedes told reporters that he wasn’t allowed to keep the prize swine, which was raised by a member of the local 4-H Club.

Fast forward to 19:23 of this four-year-old, Cuban-made Cespedes highlight video for a preview of the hog’s future: