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Brett Lawrie Takes Crying Girl For Pizza After Trade, Probably Earns Fan For Life

Girl Cries After MLB Star Traded; He Takes Her For Pizza
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A 6-year-old girl who was heartbroken by the Blue Jays trading Brett Lawrie has one more reason to keep cheering for him.

Lawrie, who was dealt to the Oakland A's in late November, saw the viral YouTube video of Amelia crying over his departure. So he took her out for pizza.

Sweet, no?

Here's the clip that led to the pizza. Now the kid has a day to remember and Lawrie may have earned a fan for life.

Lawrie's classy move followed another recent fan reachout. Former Boston ace Jon Lester patiently answered bitter tweets from Red Sox fans this week after he signed a $155 million contract with the Cubs.

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