Sol Mercado, Jervy Cruz bid emotional goodbye to Ginebra 'family' | Inquirer Sports

Sol Mercado, Jervy Cruz bid emotional goodbye to Ginebra ‘family’

By: - Reporter / @MarkGiongcoINQ
/ 08:07 PM June 18, 2019

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Sol Mercado. Photo by Tristan Tamayo/INQUIRER.net

MANILA, Philippines—Sol Mercado and Jervy Cruz have bid their emotional farewells to their former team Barangay Ginebra following the stunning trade that brought superstar Stanley Pringle to the Gin Kings.

The PBA on Tuesday approved the deal that sent Mercado, Cruz and Kevin Ferrer to NorthPort in exchange for Pringle.

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Both Mercado and Cruz were acquired by the Gin Kings via trade in 2015 while Ferrer was drafted by the team in 2016.

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“I am thankful to be a part of this wonderful team… just like acquaintances turned into family and friends and dreams turned into reality… i know we walked, talked and won championships together.. all those experiences will be a part of me and will help me grow on to the next chapter of my career..,” Cruz wrote on his Instagram account.

Mercado and Cruz celebrated three titles with Ginebra while Ferrer won two.

Cruz and Ferrer will reunite with head coach Pido Jarencio at NorthPort.

Jarencio coached Cruz and Ferrer during their collegiate days at University of Santo Tomas. Jarencio and Cruz won a UAAP title together in 2007 while he and Ferrer went to a pair of trips to the finals.

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A newlyweds returning from honeymoon were also among the victims of the crash, just two weeks after tying the knot at a ceremony on Dec. 13. A 32-year-old woman who was about to get married next spring was also among those who took the flight. A father who took his two sons on a trip to Bangkok was found to have died in the tragedy as well. The family was celebrating the elder son recently being accepted to university. A 30-year-old reporter at a Gwangju-based media outlet was one of the passengers of the flight 7C 2216, along with her 33-year-old husband. The vacation was a reward from the reporter's company, during which she posted a photo of a hotel swimming pool in Bangkok on her Instagram saying, "The weather here is so great, it's like early summer." A 50-year-old woman aboard the flight took the trip after surviving a yearlong cancer treatment. It was her first overseas trip since her honeymoon with her husband, who had passed away three years ago. The oldest victim in the accident, a 79-year-old man, was returning from a trip that was arranged by his family. His wife, two daughters and one of his son-in-laws, his granddaughter and three grandsons were also on board. Forty-one of the passengers aboard the flight were on the return leg of a package tour that left Muan International Airport on Christmas night. Of the 175 passengers, 103 were aged at least 50, while 14 were under the age of 20. The Ministry of Education on Monday announced that four of the victims were in elementary school, three in middle school, three in high school, and one was attending a local daycare center.
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A newlyweds returning from honeymoon were also among the victims of the crash, just two weeks after tying the knot at a ceremony on Dec. 13. A 32-year-old woman who was about to get married next spring was also among those who took the flight. A father who took his two sons on a trip to Bangkok was found to have died in the tragedy as well. The family was celebrating the elder son recently being accepted to university. A 30-year-old reporter at a Gwangju-based media outlet was one of the passengers of the flight 7C 2216, along with her 33-year-old husband. The vacation was a reward from the reporter's company, during which she posted a photo of a hotel swimming pool in Bangkok on her Instagram saying, "The weather here is so great, it's like early summer." A 50-year-old woman aboard the flight took the trip after surviving a yearlong cancer treatment. It was her first overseas trip since her honeymoon with her husband, who had passed away three years ago. The oldest victim in the accident, a 79-year-old man, was returning from a trip that was arranged by his family. His wife, two daughters and one of his son-in-laws, his granddaughter and three grandsons were also on board. Forty-one of the passengers aboard the flight were on the return leg of a package tour that left Muan International Airport on Christmas night. Of the 175 passengers, 103 were aged at least 50, while 14 were under the age of 20. The Ministry of Education on Monday announced that four of the victims were in elementary school, three in middle school, three in high school, and one was attending a local daycare center.
TAGS: 2019 Commissioner's Cup, Barangay Ginebra Gin Kings, Jervy Cruz, Kevin Ferrer, Northport Batang Pier, PBA, Sol Mercado, Stanley Pringle, Trade

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