Former Giants left-hander Madison Bumgarner has been competing in rodeo events under the alias Mason Saunders and even won $26,560 in a team-roping competition in December, according to a story published Sunday by the Athletic. Bumgarner told the website he has discretely competed in rodeos for a while, including in March of last year two days before pitching for the Giants in a Cactus League game. He has been roping since he was 15 or 16 years old and said he's been at it so long that "it's just part of who you are." The 2014 World Series MVP agreed to a five-year, $85 million, five-year contract with the Diamondbacks in December, about two weeks after winning the rodeo competition in Wickenburg, Ariz. Bumgarner injured his shoulder in 2017 in a dirt bike accident and missed three months of the Giants' season. He apologized at the time and called it a "stupid" decision that likely violated his contract, although the team is not believed to have pressed the issue with the four-time All-Star. Diamondbacks general manager Mike Hazen told the Athletic he was "not going to get into discussing specific contract language" when asked about Bumgarner's hobby. Photos of Bumgarner roping...