It’s been a while since the New York Yankees were the No. 1 story in Major League Baseball.
Well, those days are a distant memory now.
The Miami Marlins reportedly agreed to trade outfielder Giancarlo Stanton to New York on Saturday. If completed, the deal would leave the Bronx Bombers with one of the most powerful lineups in recent baseball history.
Shortly after news broke, fans from around the baseball world took to Twitter to express elation, sadness, shock and everything in between. Here are some of the best reactions:
#Yankees next season pic.twitter.com/pus0G1Ezys
— Carla 💋︽✵︽ (@PinstripedDiva) December 9, 2017
coming to NY https://t.co/smKck1pZAG
— Kenny Ducey (@KennyDucey) December 9, 2017
Aaron Boone’s first big decision as #Yankees Manager might just be who plays RF and who plays LF pic.twitter.com/lVfqeYbr7Q
— Jim Bowden⚾️ (@JimBowdenGM) December 9, 2017
2018 #Yankees pic.twitter.com/XCVVVhY2py
— Casey Stern (@CaseyStern) December 9, 2017
EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: Derek Jeter meeting with Brian Cashman for Giancarlo Stanton to the Yankees trade discussions. pic.twitter.com/meeB1yj7Ig
— Feef (@C_Fount) December 9, 2017
https://twitter.com/Jaredd410/status/939487826982461440
https://twitter.com/JustinChaffee/status/939504666798428160
Starlin has a meet/greet event with Yankees fans today….. awkward pic.twitter.com/gFDHOAlLJf
— WhenClarkMetAddison (@ClarkMetAddison) December 9, 2017
When you wake up after a night out and the first thing you read is Stanton to the Yankees pic.twitter.com/bBpc1HW6Ud
— Fred Glintstone (@NickyT636) December 9, 2017
Yankees didn't get Ohtani the offseason is a total bust…OH MY GOD HERE COMES JETER OUTTA NOWHERE pic.twitter.com/2aEJKse64r
— Joseph Flynn (@chinajoeflynn.bsky.social) (@ChinaJoeFlynn) December 9, 2017
And for perspective on just how many 111 HRs is… Here are all 111 HRs Stanton and Judge's hit last year pic.twitter.com/OgGI6CYvqw
— Daren Willman (@darenw) December 9, 2017
BIG FISH: @Yankees score huge catch acquiring Marlins slugger Giancarlo Stanton https://t.co/o2DHDsd54t – @MazzNYDN pic.twitter.com/t7xtrYItus
— NY Daily News Sports (@NYDNSports) December 9, 2017
The Yankees’ answer to the Avengers: pic.twitter.com/sjj2jFqWEe
— Jeff Quagliata (@yestoresearch) December 9, 2017
Let's just make sure the first picture of Stanton and Judge and is a recreation of this old photo of McGwire and Canseco, please. pic.twitter.com/UQ3ZXvhL9M
— DAN (@danWorthington) December 9, 2017
Stanton & Judge in the Yankee locker room pic.twitter.com/PWEjKbDu1R
— Tim Doyle (@TimDoyle00) December 9, 2017
The Yankees rarely were brought up in the seemingly endless stream of Stanton rumors. But is anyone really shocked this wound up happening?
Say what you want about the Bombers, and repeat “the rich get richer” cliche all you want, but it’s hard to argue that this trade isn’t the type of show-stopping news the MLB sorely has needed.