Dmitri Young is one of my favorite baseball players ever. Dmitri Young was quite a large man during his playing days. He's since slimmed down quite a bit, and we were reminded of that when he showed up at Nationals batting practice Friday:
Dmitri Young, former National (2007-08, '07 All-Star), is at GABP. He is literally half the man he used to be ... pic.twitter.com/RO9cc8mhPO
— Washington Nationals (@Nationals) July 25, 2014
They might really mean "literally" on that. The difference is impressive:
Guys...Dmitri Young pic on the right from @DaveJageler pic.twitter.com/O1NjSl2KoG
— Chris Cwik (@Chris_Cwik) July 25, 2014
And the best part is that Young is so unrecognizable from his baseball career, even after a few years as a lightweight, that he's got a hat to refresh your memory:
When people didn't recognize the skinny Dmitri Young, he pointed to his hat. It was awesome. pic.twitter.com/9tYGMnAyZX
— James Wagner (@JamesWagnerWP) July 25, 2014
And I guess that "BaCoN" shirt doesn't hurt, either. Looking great, Dmitri.