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Every MLB Team's Most Promising Sign of Hope Thus Far in 2021

The 2021 Major League Baseball season isn't even two weeks old yet, so it's much too soon for any real sense of how teams will fare over the 162-game grind.

What every team does have, however, is at least one reason to hope.

We've pinpointed the single most encouraging development of each team's season so far. These mostly cover key players meeting or blowing away expectations, yet there are also a few team-wide performances that demand acknowledgment.

We'll go division by division, starting in the American League East and ending in the National League West.

American League East

    Baltimore Orioles: Cedric Mullins, Hitting Machine

    As the Orioles wait for the arrival of catcher Adley Rutschman, our No.