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New York Mets second baseman Neil Walker still totes some Pittsburgh gear

Published Apr. 6, 2016 8:49 a.m. ET

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For a long time Neil Walker's story was about a guy getting to live every athlete's childhood dream of playing for his hometown team.

The Pirates grabbed the Pittsburgh native in the first round of the 2004 MLB Draft and he enjoyed a successful run there until the Pirates traded him New York Mets for pitcher Jon Niese during the 2015 Winter Meetings. That's just business and life marches on, but it's not quite that simple in this case.

Via the New York Post:

I'm picturing him wearing flip flops because he sounds like a kid at summer camp.

If he does more of that, New York fans will let him wear a Pirates uniform if he wants.

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