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Pirates fans perplexed by trade of Andrew McCutchen

Jerry DiPaola
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Christopher Horner | Tribune-Review
Pirates center fielder Andrew McCutchen celebrates after catching the final out in a 5-3 win over the Orioles Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2017, at PNC Park.

First Gerrit Cole is dealt to the Astros. Then the Steelers lose to the Jaguars. Now Andrew McCutchen is traded to the Giants.

For many Pittsburgh fans, 2018 couldn't have started off worse. Even Steelers receiver Antonio Brown took the news hard.

Here are initial reaction tweets from angry and sarcastic fans and some clever media people, including this, one of our favorites:

The face of the Pirates franchise throughout the course of his nine seasons with the Pirates, McCutchen was rumored to have been on the trade block last offseason only to return to the Pirates.

When he played in the last Pirates homestand in 2017, many considered it to be the last time he would play at PNC Park in a Pirates uniform.

News of his trade, however, still caught a couple Pirates players off guard.

As expected, the trade was not taken well by Pirates fans.