Yankees slugger Giancarlo Stanton posts jaw-dropping photo with reptile atop his head

The MLB offseason is in full swing and New York Yankees slugger Giancarlo Stanton is enjoying every minute of it. After a grueling 162-game season, capped off by an extremely intense postseason, players have earned the right to kick back, relax and do whatever they please while they wait for Spring Training to roll around.

In Stanton's case, it means spending time with reptiles. The 2017 National League MVP posted a photo of himself with a reptile atop his head and a sly grin on his face. It's not what most people would expect a former MVP to be doing in the offseason, but Stanton is clearly having a lot of fun.

In the meantime, he will be hoping his friend and former teammate Aaron Judge re-ups with the Yankees following an MVP campaign, similar to how the former Miami Marlin was traded to New York following his MVP campaign.

Ironically, Stanton was chasing home run records that season, too, and finished with 59 in one of the most impressive seasons in recent memory.

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When will Giancarlo Stanton become a free agent?

The slugger signed a massive 13-year contract worth an astounding $325 million in 2015 with the Marlins. At the time, it was atop the MLB leaderboard, but has since been passed by contracts given to Mike Trout, Max Scherzer and fellow Yankee Gerrit Cole.

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Stanton was then traded to New York before the 2018 season, but his contract stayed the same. He has been with the Yankees since then and will continue to be until the end of his contract.

That will be in 2029. However, there is a club option in 2028, which the team may or may not pick up.

The slugger has been solid in his Yankees career so far, but he'll be 38 years old in 2029 and possibly well past his prime.