Twitter Explodes After Cubs Trade Kimbrel to White Sox

by 24USATVJuly 31, 2021, midnight 37
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Twitter explodes after Cubs trade Kimbrel to White Sox originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago

The Cubs and White Sox have a thing for pulling off blockbuster trades in July.

NBC Sports Chicago's Gordon Wittenmyer confirmed Friday the Cubs have traded All-Star closer Craig Kimbrel to the crosstown White Sox.

It's a stunning move between Chicago's two baseball teams, perhaps even more than the 2017 trade involving José Quintana, Eloy Jiménez and Dylan Cease. The Sox now have two All-Star closers in the back of their bullpen in Kimbrel and Liam Hendriks.

Naturally, Chicago baseball Twitter exploded in wake of the news:

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