Author: Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY

With Mike Trout and Albert Pujols, the Angels have two of the greatest players in baseball history. The rest of the roster? Well, it’s interesting.

The home run rate in Class AAA has leaped by nearly 50% this year with the leagues using the big-league baseball.

We’re less than two weeks into the MLB season, but here’s a few reactions from the opening leg that may look prescient in October, or preposterous by Easter.

After striking out in his first two at-bats, Harper collected three hits including a two-run homer in the eighth inning.

Harper, now with the Phillies, plays his first game against his former Washington Nationals teammates on Tuesday.

In a much-anticipated opener that followed an off-season of turnover in Queens, Robinson Cano showed why he was the centerpiece of the Mets makeover.

The Mets appear committed to winning, extending Cy Young winner Jacob deGrom and bringing young slugger Pete Alonso up to the majors.

The extensions signed this offseason varied from superstars to players who haven’t even had a big-league at-bat. What gives?

Identifying a handful of MLB players who will play the biggest roles in determining their clubs’ fortunes in 2019.