Justin Upton decided to pull a fast one on baseball fans Thursday, giving out fake pre-trade hugs to his San Diego Padres teammates in the dugout.

"That was funny," Upton said after the game. "I told [Pat] Murphy before the game that I was going to come in and hug everybody at some point. He came in and hugged me first so I just carried it on out. That's what happens when people like to tweet everything!"

Upton went on to hit a game-winning, three-run home run in the ninth inning as the Padres beat the New York Mets.