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Tom Verducci

MLB’s Most-Improved Hitters: What’s Behind Their Early Season Success?

Alonso has seen his power against high-velocity pitches return after an offseason adjustment. | John Jones-Imagn Images

Make what you will of April performances. Small sample sizes, lousy weather and quirks of the schedule can send false signals. Alec Bohm (.598 slugging) and Adolis Garcia (.585) crushed the ball last April, for instance, only to lose pop the rest of the way (.410 and .359, respectively).

On the flip side, last April provided hints of breakout seasons for CJ Abrams and Elly De La Cruz.

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