As the first full week of May begins, Christian Yelich leads the league in homers, the Astros are in first place and Mike Trout is still getting better. Sounds about right.
Yet there have been enough unexpected results through the first month of the year to keep any baseball fan on their toes. Strong starts for the Rays, Hunter Dozier and the Pirates’ pitching staff have all been well documented, as have early woes for the Red Sox and Corey Kluber.
Let's give special recognition to some of the other surprises so far this season.