FORT MYERS, Fla. — The call that would change the life of Jake Odorizzi’s family came in at 9:09 p.m. EST on Saturday.



The pitcher’s iPhone 6 illuminated and began to ring. Tampa Bay Rays general manager Erik Neander was on the other end to inform Odorizzi he had been traded to the Twins.



Unlike the previous two times Odorizzi was dealt, this one didn’t alarm the 27-year-old.



Odorizzi had heard the trade rumors all offseason, watched as teammates had been traded and it was next-to-impossible to ignore the talk of the Rays slashing payroll.



But even though he’d experienced the business end of baseball twice before, Odorizzi and his wife couldn’t sleep on Saturday night. They usually go to bed whenever their 2-year-old son goes down, which typically has been 8:30 p.m.



Saturday was different. Four Twins officials called to iron out details about Odorizzi’s arrival, where he’d live and what he...