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Fashion Alert: Madison Bumgarner cuts his hair and seemingly travels back in time

of the San Francisco Giants poses for a portrait during spring training photo day at Scottsdale Stadium on February 28, 2016 in Scottsdale, Arizona. (Christian Petersen)
By Michael Clair

Madison Bumgarner refuses to conform to your idea of his #brand. Sure, he may still be known for crushing dingers, blowing snot rockets and living as the platonic ideal of the modern American cowboy, but he's updated his look for 2016. Gone are the stringy locks of hair and the devilish beard that he was wearing when he first showed up to camp this year. No, instead, he's looking a little like this: 

Which makes us pretty sure he's gone back in time and brought his younger self to the present. How else can you account for this: 

That's right -- there are two baby-faced Bumgarners. The one on the left is from 2011, while the one on the right is, supposedly, Bumgarner in 2016. Barring a "Picture of Dorian Gray" situation, I want to follow Bumgarner's skin care ritual. 

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