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First pitch of the Miami Marlins' opening game in Oakland last Friday arrived just as they were finalizing their trade of Luis Arráez, creating an awkward scene: Arráez, in full uniform, standing in the dugout among current teammates primed to become former ones, clearly unsure what to do with himself.
It was the third day of May. Major League Baseball's season was barely five weeks old. A trade of any kind -- let alone a deal involving the reigning National League batting champion -- is exceedingly rare in those circumstances.