【Hostess in Heat】

Big Sexy is Hostess in Heatleaving the Big Apple.

Bartolo Colon, the 43-year-old starting pitcher who spent the past three seasons in New York with the Mets, agreed to a deal with the Atlanta Braves on Friday.

Affectionately called Big Sexy by teammates and the media, Colon is known for providing both laughable moments and surprising athleticism considering his stout frame. He also gave the Mets' pitching depth in a season plagued by injuries.

Here's an ode to Big Sexy, baseball's GIF hero.

First, to show how much he meant to the Mets, here's how folks (including ace Noah Syndergaard) reacted to his departure. Colon broke into the big leagues in 1997 and earned four All-Star nods during his career, not to mention the Cy Young Award in 2005.

Feelings right now 😢 #BigSexy pic.twitter.com/RQLzQ945p3

— Noah Syndergaard (@Noahsyndergaard) November 11, 2016

Bartolo Colon is no longer a Met.... pic.twitter.com/VpN3sjQQD9

— Moyni (@BMoyni) November 11, 2016

Me rn hearing that #bigsexy is signing with the Braves #noooooooooooooo pic.twitter.com/CHWcwXJvBb

— Ryan Hanley (@RyanHanleyNJ) November 11, 2016

Then, of course, there are all of the helmet-falling, GIF-worthy Big Sexy moments.

How Bartolo Colon became a Mets cult hero...a story in six GIFs. First, there was his, erm, offense: pic.twitter.com/p31hPDxQB0

— Anthony DiComo (@AnthonyDiComo) November 11, 2016

BARTOLO COLON IS A BRAVE! If you are not as excited as me, just check this gif out and come back to me. pic.twitter.com/Xg9y7FDICu

— Matthew Howard (@Froski_38) November 11, 2016

Bartolo Colon brings all kinds of fun every fifth day as well. #Braves pic.twitter.com/UzVQ9Cciih

— Grant McAuley (@grantmcauley) November 11, 2016

There's also Colon's extraordinarily agile defensive plays that made all of us scratch our heads. Colon weights 285 pounds, FYI.

Then there was his defense: pic.twitter.com/QnHa1KhsPJ

— Anthony DiComo (@AnthonyDiComo) November 11, 2016

I will never forget #BigSexy pic.twitter.com/bB92SwdeT4

— Greg Cravello (@GregCravello) November 11, 2016

So much defense: pic.twitter.com/LX0ICgHlyr

— Anthony DiComo (@AnthonyDiComo) November 11, 2016

Finally, there was this legendary night in May, when Colon became the oldest player in MLB history to hit his first career home run.

Must we never forget. #BigSexy #Mets pic.twitter.com/3gMzykBoxH

— Clayton Caldwell (@CGCaldwell89) November 11, 2016

Cheers, Big Sexy. New York will miss you.

MLB: 43 year old Bartolo Colon signs one year, $12.5 million with #Braves. Pending a physical, then ready to go. pic.twitter.com/NkPMqJ1kvp

— Spark Sports (@Spark_Sports_) November 11, 2016

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