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Matt Duffy's large cat not coming to Tampa Bay with him

Third baseman Matt Duffy getting traded to the Tampa Bay Rays on Monday might have come as a disappointment to San Francisco Giants fans who had become endeared to last year's runner-up for National League Rookie of the Year.

#Rays fam, welcome Matt Duffy (@mm_duffy) and his famed feline friend, @duffcat35. #RaysUp pic.twitter.com/Sx0tL6cmSn

But rest easy, Giants fans: not all is lost.

On Tuesday, Duffy revealed that his extremely large, beloved-by-the-Internet cat Skeeter will be sticking around San Francisco.