Major League Baseball’s opening week has finally arrived. On Thursday, all 30 teams will take the field. With the exception of the All-Star break, there will be baseball every day between then and the end of October. All that’s left for us to do before the season begins is make some bold predictions.
Matt Chapman hits 40 home runs
What, you thought I wasn’t going to take one more chance to beat the drum for my favorite 2019 breakout star? Matt Champan’s already got one homer in the books after Oakland’s two-game series with Seattle in Japan, so he just needs 39 more to make this happen.