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Check out Giancarlo Stanton's sweet new protective batting helmet

Check out Giancarlo Stanton's cool new batting helmet

Giancarlo Stanton's season was cut short in September when he was hit in the face by a pitch, so this year he'll wear a helmet with a protective guard. He's not the only player to do so -- Jason Heyward wears one as well -- but his has some additional flair.

Look at the picture again. Notice the "G" in the guard? Yes, like Yves St. Laurent and Donna Karan, Stanton has become such a style icon that his mere initials are enough to make an accessory fashionable.

According to the Miami Herald, the guard itself is made out of a carbon steel wire and can withstand pitches up to 100 mph. 

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