Giancarlo Stanton missed the final 87 games of last season with a broken hamate bone in his left wrist. He led the majors with 27 home runs and 67 RBIs at the time of the injury. Stanton has produced a homer every 12.8 at-bats since the start of the 2014 season. That is the best rate in the majors during that span. Chris Davis ranks second at one homer per 13.8 at-bats, followed by Edwin Encarnacion (14.1) and David Ortiz (14.3).
In his season debut, Jose Fernandez’s MLB-record streak of 26 straight home starts without a loss to begin a career was snapped by the Detroit Tigers.