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Cubs, Yankees fans react on Twitter to Anthony Rizzo trade

ByJosh Hill|
Anthony Rizzo, Chicago Cubs (Photo by Meg Oliphant/Getty Images)
Anthony Rizzo, Chicago Cubs (Photo by Meg Oliphant/Getty Images)

Anthony Rizzo is headed to the New York Yankees, a trade that created a mix of emotions on all sides of fandom. 

As the MLB Trade Deadline quickly approaches, the Chicago Cubs and New York Yankees are wasting absolutely no time.

The Cubs still have a handful of valuable trade chips they can flip as part of an inevitable rebuild, but they no longer hold one for Anthony Rizzo. The Cubs legend, who will no doubt have a statue erected in his honor outside of Wrigley Field one day, was traded to the New York Yankees on Thursday night.

It was an unceremonious end to his time on the North Side. Rizzo was held out of the Cubs lineup on Thursday and was not allowed a chance to pinch-hit and say farewell to Cubs fans.

The trade sent shockwaves throughout all of MLB Twitter, as it wasn’t just Cubs or Yankees fans tweeting through the moment.

MLB fans react to Anthony Rizzo Yankees trade

Let’s get the obvious reaction out of the way: Cubs fans were devastated. Not only was Anthony Rizzo traded, but of all the teams he could go to it ended up being the Yankees.

https://twitter.com/pmartinezjr_/status/1420880605139582978

Yankees fans, on the other hand, were beyond thrilled. Not only was New York acquiring one of the best first baseman in baseball, but in doing so they had blocked the Boston Red Sox from acquiring him.

Folks also pointed out how the Yankees biggest need is pitching, yet they went back-to-back unloading prospects for hitters.

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