But after Mark Trumbo was traded to the Diamondbacks from the Angels, the 27-year-old slugger made a different but classy move in the holiday spirit.
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Trumbo attended the Los Angeles Angels Kids Foundation Holiday Party, a previous commitment as a member of the Angles and certainly no longer an obligation as, now, a member of the Diamondbacks. But that didn't matter. Angels communication director, Eric Kay, documented Trumbo's presence at the event with a tweet.
The annual event, at the ESPN Zone in Downtown Disney, gives children a chance to hear Christmas stories and get autographs from Angels players.
Although Trumbo may not bring much to Arizona other than power as a player, as SN's Jesse Spector points out, there's no denying the All-Star is a class-A dude.