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Stanton, playing for the miserable Florida Marlins, belted out 59 in his MVP seasons. Blessed with dynamic, young sluggers in Aaron Judge (52 homers in 2017), Gary Sanchez (33) and Didi Gregorius (25), the Yankees own the rosiest future of any team in the A.L. Boston may have won two more games than NY in 2017 but by the end of the playoffs hardball enthusiasts couldn’t stop talking about the Baby Bombers from the Bronx. Know you’re gonna do well.

They will bat back-to-back on Opening Day against Toronto lefty J.A. Happ at Rogers Centre, and Stanton is already doing what he can to make life easier on Judge, offering advice as he enters his first season as a star.

Late in camp, of course, Bird started feeling pain in the same right foot that needed surgery last season, though in a different area.

If you look at all the sluggers in the Yankees’ lineup, you will be hard-pressed to find a hitter with a sweeter swing than Bird has when he’s healthy and confident. The expectation was that Cashman eventually would land veteran help, and that indeed is what occurred with Brandon Drury and, about a month later, Neil Walker.

Stanton crushed that home run at 117.3 miles per hour according to StatCast (StantonCast?). Thursday’s game marks just the fourth time the Bombers have faced the Jays on opening day … “It’s different that way”.

Teaming up with Stanton can be both a blessing and a curse for Judge.

Twins manager Paul Molitor said before an exhibition game against the Washington Nationals on Tuesday that the 31-year-old Hughes is “still in the mix” to pitch April 11, the first time Minnesota will need a fifth starter.

Making the All-Star team, winning the Home Run Derby, winning American League Rookie of the Year and finishing runner-up in the AL MVP award race all in one year is a tough act to follow. The previous fastest exit velocity at the park was held by new teammate Aaron Judge (113.6 mph).

Everybody starts 0-0, and no matter what happened a year ago, during the offseason and in spring training, everybody has a chance.

As spring training ends and the regular season gets set to begin, predictions and bold claims will come out about each team and contender. Chad Green was even better, going 5-0 with a 1.83 ERA in 2017.

In his past seven games of the spring, Judge showed some more power, hitting.409 (going 9-for-22) with a pair of home runs and 15 total bases. “I$3 see the drive from both, see the mistakes from both, and see my own mistakes and then try to get better”.