Juan Uribe happy he wasn't traded to a soccer, basketball or football team

Troy Machir

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On Wednesday, the Braves and Dodgers finalized a six-player trade headlined by infielders Alberto Callaspo and Juan Uribe.

The Dodgers get Callaspo and pitchers Eric Stults, Ian Thomas and Juan Jaime in exchange for Uribe and pitcher Chris Withrow.

Uribe was asked about what it felt like to be traded from the team with which he spent more than four seasons. Uribe is happy because he's being traded to another baseball team.

Wait. What?

Well, that certainly is one way to look at it. If more athletes thought like Uribe did, no one would ever get upset with the prospects of uprooting their entire family to move across the country.

UPDATE: It just so happens that his new team is playing his old team, so Uribe didn't have to travel at all. That being said, there wasn't a lot of time for the Braves to create a jersey for him.

 

 

Jersey so new the adhesive didn't have a chance to dry:

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Troy Machir