While most baseball fans know spring numbers should be taken with a grain of salt, some players make it hard to remember at times. Because however meaningless the actual numbers are during this time of year, the process is still fun to watch.
One of the kings of spring this year is Alex Guerrero, the hard slugging outfielder the Yomiuri Giants signed in free agency during the offseason. After hitting 35 homers, and winning the Central League home run title, for the Chunichi Dragons in 2017, Guerrero burst out of the gates with a .333 average and five home runs in his first 10 spring games this year.
"Every home run plays a part in the team winning," Guerrero said according to Sports Hochi on Friday.
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