Starling Marte has spent his entire eight-year major-league career with the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Until now.
Monday, the Pirates dealt Marte west to the Arizona Diamondbacks in exchange for prospects
Marte, in a classy move, took to Twitter to offer his thoughts:
I will be eternally grateful for the support that the Pittsburgh community has given me since I arrived at the club. I want to thank the fans for these memorable years. Thanks to the Pirates' organization for giving me the opportunity, and to my teammates thanks for the support. pic.