CHICAGO, IL – OCTOBER 11: Jake Arrieta #49 of the Chicago Cubs pitches in the first inning during game four of the National League Division Series against the Washington Nationals at Wrigley Field on October 11, 2017 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images)
MLBBy Matt Clapp on

Every guy looks different after shaving off a full beard, but I can’t remember somebody looking as unrecognizable as a clean-shaven Jake Arrieta does.

The 2015 NL Cy Young winner is in offseason mode — with the Cubs losing to Dodgers in the NLCS last week — and got rid of his famous beard to the delight of his wife, Brittany.

Look at this totally different dude:

Compared to this photo of him from last week:

Arrieta actually did the same last year after the Cubs won the World Series (top right next to John Lackey):

The right-hander is a free agent, and maybe with the clean-shaven look he’ll now interest the Yankees!

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