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Fans react to Braves not acquiring Sonny Gray

Fans reach for a foul ball during the Braves-Diamondbacks game on Saturday. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)

Fans reach for a foul ball during the Braves-Diamondbacks game on Saturday. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)

By Maghen Moore

July 31, 2017

The Major League Baseball trade deadline is Monday by 4 P.M., and the Braves were rumored to be after Athletics’ Sonny Gray.

In Braves’ fashion, the rumored deal came down to the last hour, but the New York Yankees acquired Gray. Fans took to Twitter to let off some steam:

Some fans were surprisingly happy about the no-deal:

And one fan pointed out something else:

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