Home runs were hit at a dizzying rate around Major League Baseball last season, and more of the same awaits in 2018.
A record 6,105 home runs were hit leaguewide in 2017.
That included 41 players with at least 30 home runs and a staggering 117 players with at least 20 long balls.
Giancarlo Stanton led the majors with 59 homers on his way to National League MVP honors, while Aaron Judge (52 HR) and Cody Bellinger (39 HR) set the respective single-season rookie marks in the AL and NL to win Rookie of the Year honors.