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!"
On Friday, Lawrie did what he could to make Amelia feel a little bit better, surprising her with a visit at a local pizza place.
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D'aw. You can even watch a video of the meeting on Lawrie's Instagram, here.
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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.
