2026 is the Year of the Hard-Hitting Rookies
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What happened
Nobody would blame a rookie for being nervous in his MLB debut. An 0-fer is completely understandable and would have no bearing on the expectations for a player’s career. But none of that seems to matter to this season’s crop of debutants. Hitters making their debuts have been more productive
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