Alex Anthopoulos was walking toward the customs line at Pearson Airport when his cellphone rang on a November night.
“You’re not supposed to use your phone in that area,” said Anthopoulos. “For a minute I thought, ‘Well, I’ll turn if off.’ But then I saw who the call was coming from.
“So I found a quiet area where no one could see me and I answered.”
On the line was Tigers GM David Dombrowski. About a minute later, Devon Travis had become Blue Jays property in a deal that sent outfielder Anthony Gose to the Detroit Tigers.