Brett Lawrie takes young Blue Jays fan who cried when he was traded out for pizza

Brett Lawrie takes young Blue Jays fan who cried when he was traded out for pizza
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A couple weeks ago, the Toronto Blue Jays traded Brett Lawrie to the Oakland Athletics, and Amelia, a 6-year-old Blue Jays fan, was not pleased.

"That guy's gonna be too good," she cries in a YouTube video of her dad breaking news of the trade. "They're never gonna wanna trade back!"

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Sarah Eberspacher

Sarah Eberspacher is an associate editor at TheWeek.com. She has previously worked as a sports reporter at The Livingston County Daily Press & Argus and The Arizona Republic. She graduated from Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism.