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George Springer gets haircut with his most loyal fan

Here's George Springer and his new friend Will. (Astros)
Here’s George Springer and his new friend Will. (Astros)

Sometimes it feels like we’re conditioned to believe that payback can only be … well, we’ll just say a bad thing and leave it at that. However, as Houston Astros outfielder George Springer showed us on Saturday, payback can also be very rewarding.

As you might recall, Astros general manger Jeff Luhnow recently received a letter from a young fan named Will, who made an impassioned plea to not trade Springer, his favorite player. Luhnow not only got the message, he posted it on Twitter before assuring Will and Astros fans that Springer was not on the trade block.

Had the story ended there, we’re sure young Will would have been plenty excited.

But it didn’t end there. Instead, it’s been turned into a lifetime memory after Springer invited him to hang out and even get a haircut, which Will also proudly made note of in his letter.

There are several positive things to be taken from this meeting. Chief among them, it pays to be positive, loyal and just plain kind. Sometimes we lose touch with that as we grow older. We think we have all the answers and aim to find flaws in everything.

All Will wanted to do was let the Astros know how much he liked and appreciated George Springer, and Springer returned that positivity, loyalty and kindness in spades. So here’s to Will and George, two new and unlikely friends who have reminded us that being good isn’t bad.

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Mark Townsend is a writer for Big League Stew on Yahoo Sports. Have a tip? Email him at bigleaguestew@yahoo.com or follow him on Twitter!