Luis Arraez was traded to the Oakland Athletics minutes before he was scheduled to be traded to the Miami Marlins.
However, one of the prospects he was traded to learned the news while he was actually playing.
Nathan Martorella joined the San Diego Padres as a prospect on Friday night, looking to make a name for himself with the Padres’ Double-A affiliate, the San Antonio Missions.
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San Diego Padres’ No. 39 Nathan Martorella stands on the field during the bottom of the eighth inning of a spring training game against the Chicago White Sox on February 28, 2024 at Camelback Ranch in Glendale, Arizona.
This deal seemed to come out of nowhere. There were no transfer rumors at all, and given that Alzes and Martorella were in their respective lineups, they obviously didn’t know much was going to happen either. It’s not like the July 31st trade deadline is even approaching.
But I could tell that Martorella was very surprised.
In the top of the third inning, it wasn’t the right time for a pinch runner, but Martorella was ejected from the game while still standing at second base. He even pointed. to leave the field.
Martorella trotted off the field, still confused, but appeared to have been contacted as he entered the dugout.
San Diego Padres No. 39 Nathan Martorella stands at bat in the bottom of the eighth inning of a spring training game against the Chicago White Sox on February 28, 2024 at Camelback Ranch in Glendale, Arizona. (David Durochik/Diamond Images via Getty Images)
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He and another player, Jacob Marzee, grabbed their gear and headed to the other side of the field where the clubhouse was.
Marotella and another player hugged several players and coaches during their walk before leaving the field.
The prospects, along with two others, were sent to Miami to take on the two-time defending batting champions. Arraez batted .354 last season, his first year with the Marlins, leading the MLB in batting average, but after winning the American League batting title in 2022 with a .316 batting average, the Marlins acquired him from the Minnesota Twins. obtained.
The Venezuelan infielder was hitting .400 through late June, a feat no one had accomplished since 2008 (Ted Williams was the last player to hit .400 in a season; (dating back to 1941).
Luis Arraez, 3, of the Miami Marlins flips his bat after hitting the winning run in the bottom of the 10th inning of a baseball game against the Colorado Rockies on Sunday, July 23, 2023, in Miami. . The Marlins defeated the Rockies 3-2. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandia)
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Arraez finished eighth in last year’s National League MVP voting and 13th in the 2022 AL MVP voting. silver slugger award He plays as a second baseman every season.
So far this season, he’s hitting “only” .299.
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