Arizona, the afternoon before COVID-19 suspended spring training, knocked the wind out of baseball and blasted the world off its axis.
It was a time when trade rumors about a young superstar with MVP and Rookie of the Year awards on his resume could be a thing.
"You know what?" Kris Bryant's father, Mike, said on that March day during a long conversation with B/R about his son's future with the Chicago Cubs. "At first there was a level of concern. But really quickly you learn to realize, it's part of the game.