Even former MLB All-Stars can’t contain their excitement when big deals go down at the trade deadline.

That was the case for former Giants outfielder Hunter Pence on Thursday, when news broke on Bleacher Report’s MLB trade deadline livestream of San Francisco trading closer Camilo Doval to the New York Yankees.

Doval will don the Yankee pinstripes after five seasons in San Francisco, where he recorded 107 saves and struck out 332 batters in 268 innings pitched.

While Doval often was dominant for the Giants, the 28-year-old right-hander also had a penchant for the occasional shaky outing, something Pence is familiar with as a color analyst for Giants broadcasts on NBC Sports Bay Area.

“I love Doval,” Pence said. “It’s going to be interesting to see him in New York. He is a guy that when he throws strikes….he’s unhittable. There’s a bit of a command issue…so it’ll be fun to see with the Yankees’ press. I think he gets better the more the pressure mounts, because he’s one of those guys that doesn’t care what’s going on.

“He’s neutral.”

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In exchange for Doval, the Giants received catcher Jesús Rodriguez, right-handed pitcher Trystan Vrieling, infielder Parks Harber and left-handed pitcher Carlos De La Rosa.

The trade was one of two Giants moves that went through just minutes before Thursday’s 3 p.m. PT deadline, along with sending outfielder Mike Yastrzemski to the Kansas City Royals.

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