I love the early-season home run leaderboards. Are they a tease or a sign of things to come? Take last season, for example. Eric Thames had 11 home runs at the end of April while rookie Aaron Judge had 10. Thames couldn’t keep his hot start going. Judge’s April proved to be his breakout for a monster season.
That brings us to 2018. Tied for the National League lead with nine home runs is Atlanta Braves second baseman Ozzie Albies, who moved to the leadoff spot on Sunday and did this on the first pitch he saw:
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