Pirates fans in uproar after players traded

Some Pittsburgh Pirates fans are signing a petition to express their frustration following the team’s decision to trade star outfielder Andrew McCutchen to the San Francisco Giants and unload top starting pitcher Gerrit Cole to Houston to save US$20 million. As of Wednesday, more than 28,000 fans signed a petition on change.org asking Major League Baseball to force Pirates owner Bob Nutting to sell the team. Writing “we deserve better,” the people who started the petition aim to reach 35,000 signatures to