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RARE PHOTOS: Nolan arenado shuts down yankees showcase talk after trip led to trade speculation | Rare Historical Photos

Arenado takes infield practice. | Jim Rassol-Imagn Images

St. Louis Cardinals third baseman Nolan Arenado raised eyebrows when, just four games into Grapefruit League action, he decided to take a three-hour trip from the club's spring training site in Jupiter, Fla., to Tampa for Wednesday's exhibition game against the New York Yankees, a team who had reportedly inquired about the 10-time Gold Glover earlier this offseason.

Some thought Arenado made the trip to showcase his services to the Yankees. But the Cardinals star, after going 0-for-3 with two strikeouts in the game, denied that notion.

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