With MLB’s trade deadline a week away, the Red Sox and Dodgers got a head start on the hot stove action when Boston sent utility player Kiké Hernández back to his former team in exchange for a pair of minor league relief pitchers. While the deal might not exactly qualify as a blockbuster, it serves as a good illustration of how this time of year can be difficult for players who change teams and, as a result, must bid farewell to their friends and teammates.
Look no further than Red Sox slugger Justin Turner for how difficult a process this can be.
Turner, who joined Boston as a free agent this year, shared a brief but somber message on Twitter shortly after news of Hernández’s trade broke. While the tweet didn’t even contain a single word, it said all that was necessary to convey how the two-time All-Star feels about having to say goodbye to his old teammate.
