Awkward things can happen around sports transactions at any time.
Just in New York alone, Yankees fans may remember the story of Adam Warren finding out he was dealt to the Cubs via a TV scroll because he was in St. Lucia and cell service was minimal, or Mets fans may remember how the team dealt Marlon Byrd to Pittsburgh hours before Marlon Byrd T-shirt night at Citi Field.
Well, how about this one: Athletics fans had organized a fan-fest of sorts on Saturday, and were in the middle of a raffle when the master of ceremonies had to break the news that Chris Bassitt had been traded to the Mets for two minor-league pitchers.
The problem? According to Alex Espinoza of our sister station KGMZ in the Bay Area, the fest had JUST raffled off a hat, baseball, and pair of cleats signed by Bassitt shortly before the announcement.
So now, there is one lucky/unlucky Athletics fan out there whose raffle tickets paid off for all of a few minutes, and is now the proud owner of a set of throwback autographs.
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