2022 MLB Trade Deadline – Thank You Notes, Long hugs, and Anger Goodbyes for both the traded and the trades

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  • Jeremy WillisESPN.com

Boyz II Men’s immortal quote was “it is hard to say goodbye.” But, during the 2022 MLB trade deadlineIt wasn’t difficult for some clubs.

Perhaps those players who were traded by their teams were too emotionally charged and needed to be wished farewell via Twitter.

The Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Reds, Washington Nationals And Kansas City Royals These were some of the most active trade teams for talent.

Some left a long goodbye, others a quick tweet. Some were sincere and some were funny.

The Baltimore Orioles traded Trey Mancini The Houston Astros O’s fans suffered a hard emotional blow. His story made him a fan favorite, both on and off of the diamond. Mancini was unable to play in the 2020 season due to stage 3 colon cancer. However, he returned the next season and won AL Comeback Player Of The Year.

Monday’s Camden Yards ceremony saw him receive a thunderous curtain call from his fans and a tribute by the Orioles.

The Astros were very busy the night before the deadline. Two prospects were also traded to the Astros. Boston Red Sox For the catcher Christian Vazquez. Since Boston was in Houston on Monday, he won’t need to travel far to meet his new team.

Yankees’ moves mean many goodbyes

The New York Yankees They are leading their division by 12 points and neck and neck with the Los Angeles Dodgers For the best record in baseball. However, they still needed to make some moves.

Outfielder Andrew Benintendi Now, he is on his third team after so many years. In 2021, the Red Sox traded him for him to the Royals. On July 27, KC sent Benintendi to the Yankees. The Royals sent him off with kind words to New York for the 227 games he played with them.

Benintendi won the 2018 World Series for the Red Sox. He could now become the 13th player to win titles both with the Yankees or the Sox.

Yankees also got rookie reliever Scott Effross From the Cubs. Chicago gave him the Benintendi treatment. He has thrown 44 innings for Chicago this season, which is quite impressive. The Cubs decided to keep Effross inactive, and used the same graphic template to deal pitchers. Chris Martin To the Dodgers.

The Milwaukee Brewers Provided relief Josh Hader After he was traded, he received the generic “thanks” card treatment. San Diego Padres.

Now, back to the Yankees’ moves. They acquired more Pitching Monday and making moves for Oakland A’s Frankie Montas And Lou Trivino. Just like the Cubs, A’s had their graphics department ready to go for the deadline. It’s their tweets that contain the text. What’s the difference in great and extraordinary?

Maybe it’s because Oakland knows Montas better than anyone else.

Castillo clips

All-Star pitcher Luis Castillo He is not a stranger to being traded. He was traded three times as a minor leaguer before making his Major League debut in 2017 with the Reds.

Castillo’s season-best 2.86 ERA is his best ever. He was twice named an All-Star in Cincinnati, and was also the Reds’ Opening Day starter for 2019. Reds sent him The Seattle Mariners On July 29,

He received the farewell highlight reel treatment.


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