Even on a San Francisco Giants team with one of baseball’s most recognizable names – a pair of shaggy Brandon Crawford shorts – Camilo Doval stood out with his beaded stripes.

Doval’s clothes are gone now, though. While the team was in San Diego last week, he got a lot of haircuts, even with three cuts on the side of one of his temples.

There were no superstitions, no lost bets. The reason was simple.

“I wanted a new look,” Doval said before Thursday’s match, Erwin Higueros interpreting. It became very difficult. I couldn’t wash it every day like I wanted to. And when I washed it, it took a long time to dry.”

The difference is significant: Many of Doval’s teammates thought the team might have added a new player. “They didn’t recognize me,” Doval said. “But then he said he loved it.”

Athletic trainer Andrew Bailey confirmed this, saying, “When Camilo came in, I said, ‘Who’s the new guy?’ But they wanted to change it up a bit and I think it looks good.”

Doval likes both styles equally, so the ease of care made all the difference, plus his head is lighter. He also needed a new hat: His hat size went from 7¾ to 7 when he lost the ties.

“This doesn’t surprise me at all,” manager Gabe Kapler said. “He was scared.”

Kapler usually thinks about clothes or facial hair (wrongly), but he had no questions about Doval’s new look.





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