12 eye-popping stats from early spring stars

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12 standouts from first week of Spring Training games

With the first full week of Spring Training games in the books, let’s look to Statcast for some eye-popping numbers that stood out for six hitters and six pitchers.

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The grounds crew at the Brewers’ Spring Training park paid tribute to late announcer Bob Uecker by embedding his signature on the grass behind home plate. “Ueck was always great to the grounds crew,” director of grounds Johnny Mardesich said.

Braves star Michael Harris II says he has video evidence that he is faster than his longtime friend Lawrence Butler, but the A’s outfielder says it’s not quite so simple.

Spend your Sunday with live Spring Training action as the Yankees battle the Braves at 1 p.m. ET (available in Yankees market), followed by Reds vs. Cubs at 3 (available in Reds market).

Robert Flores and Cliff Floyd are at Astros camp for 30 Clubs in 15 Days presented by T-Mobile at 6 p.m. ET, while Greg Amsinger and Yonder Alonso are at Padres camp with interviews, breakdowns and more at 7 on MLB Network.

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