Usually when Sports Illustrated and body paint come together, it’s swimsuit models who are the canvas. For the magazine’s latest issue, though, Marlins slugger Giancarlo Stanton has offered up his body for the cover.
The 25-year old Miami outfielder, who signed a mammoth 13-year deal for a record $325 million this offseason, looks like he’s been putting in some serious time in the gym over the winter, which should make opposing pitchers very, very uneasy.
Check out the cover & article below:
This week's national cover: @Marlins slugger @Giancarlo818 is no paint-by-numbers star http://t.co/amCQTykcbw pic.twitter.com/RP7zt5DGep
— Sports Illustrated (@SInow) February 25, 2015
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