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A dozen or so baseball reporters were navigating the usual frustrations of a Zoom news conference recently when the subject of the day's proceedings - the just re-signed slugger Marcell Ozuna - piped up with a question of his own.

"Alex, I've got a question for you," Ozuna said, addressing Braves General Manager Alex Anthopolous, who had just gushed about how quickly the outfielder's four-year deal worth $65 million came together.

"If you was thinking signing Marcell Ozuna was easy, why didn't you do [it] after the season ended?"

Anthopolous dodged at first, but then a reporter re-upped the inquiry on Ozuna's behalf.