Across Major League Baseball’s Opening Day last year, 21 home runs were hit across 15 games. We saw mammoth moon shots from Yordan Alvarez, James Outman and Ty France.
Which begs the question on Opening Day 2024: Who’s going to start the season with a home run this year?
We’ve got a few candidates.
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Vladimir Guerrero Jr. is in need of a bounce-back season and there’s no better way to start a new year with a home run against a division rival. Vladdy Jr. is fresh off winning a record $19.5 million dollar arbitration so he’ll be eager to prove he’s worth that money. The first baseman has two dingers in his last three games against the Tampa Bay Rays.
There’s a lot of noise around Shohei Ohtani and the Dodgers’ prized free agent signing will be eager to get people talking about baseball. He’ll be aggressive in his third game with his new team and looking forward to getting his first home run out of the way.
Adolis Garcia became a folk hero in the playoffs for the Texas Rangers and he’ll try to bring that momentum into the new MLB season. He hit two dingers in the preseason.
