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Dioner Navarro has a micro pig named Sassy, who he treats like a 'princess'

GLENDALE, AZ - FEBRUARY 27: Catcher Dioner Navarro #27 of the Chicago White Sox poses for a portrait during spring training photo day at Camelback Ranch on February 27, 2016 in Glendale, Arizona. (Photo by Jennifer Stewart/Getty Images) (Jennifer Stewart/Getty Images)

Yoenis Cespedes made news earlier this week when he bought a pig for $7,000 at a county fair before sending it to the butcher's, creating what we can only assume is the next Cespedes Family BBQ. Turns out that White Sox catcher Dioner Navarro also has a pig. Also, it's tiny. Also, it is named Sassy. 
And unlike Cespedes' pig, Navarro's is kept as a pet. As the White Sox catcher told CSN Chicago:
"This pig is going to live like a fricking princess in my house."
I would expect nothing less from an animal named "Sassy," which is easily a top-10 choice for a pig. 
Wondering how a micro pig stacks up against the larger, more-edible ones? Well, according to Navarro, "They're really clean, they're really smart. All you've got to do is feed them. They use the cat litter as a toilet. They never do their business where they sleep, so she always goes to the cat litter."
Plus, they're pretty much the most adorable things on the face of the planet. 

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