American League East

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* – indicates new to team

+ – indicates injury

1. New York Yankees

Armed with the deepest bullpen in baseball, they’ll look to unseat the defending champion Red Sox.

2. Boston Red Sox

Not having an established closer could put a damper on any talk of repeating as World Series champions.

3. Tampa Bay Rays

Their pitching depth knows no bounds, but they essentially hit the reset button on their lineup.

4. Toronto Blue Jays

The rebuild north of the border is in full swing. Lots of intriguing prospects will be making their debuts shortly.

5. Baltimore Orioles

A repeat of last years 115-loss season is all they have to look forward to.

Player to Watch: OF Mookie Betts – Boston Red Sox

Best Acquisition: P Charlie Morton – Tampa Bay Rays

New Kid on the Block: 3B Vladimir Guerrero Jr. – Toronto Blue Jays

Yankees Lineup

1. LF Brett Gardner

2. RF Aaron Judge

3. CF Aaron Hicks

4. DH Giancarlo Stanton

5. C Gary Sanchez

6. 1B Luke Voit

7. 3B Miguel Andujar

8. 2B Gleyber Torres

9. SS Troy Tulowitzki*

Bench

1B/DH Greg Bird

INF DJ LeMahieu*

C Austin Romine

Rotation

1. Luis Severino

2. Masahiro Tanaka

3. James Paxton*

4. J.A. Happ

5. CC Sabathia

Setup

Dellin Betances

Closer

Aroldis Chapman

Manager

Aaron Boone

Red Sox Lineup

1. LF Andrew Benintendi

2. RF Mookie Betts

3. DH J.D. Martinez

4. SS Xander Bogaerts

5. 1B Mitch Moreland

6. 3B Rafael Devers

7. 2B Dustin Pedroia

8. CF Jackie Bradely Jr.

9. C Christian Vazquez

Bench

INF/OF Brock Holt

1B/DH Steve Pearce

INF Eduardo Nunez

Rotation

1. Chris Sale

2. David Price

3. Rick Porcello

4. Nathan Eovaldi

5. Eduardo Rodriguez

Setup

Ryan Brasier

Closer

Matt Barnes

Manager

Alex Cora

Rays Lineup

1. CF Kevin Kiermaier

2. LF Tommy Pham 

3. 3B Matt Duffy

4. C Mike Zunino*

5. DH Ji-Man Choi

6. 1B Yandy Diaz*

7. 2B Joey Wendle

8. SS Willy Adames

9. RF Austin Meadows

Bench

OF/DH Avisail Garcia*

INF Daniel Robertson

C Michael Perez

Rotation

1. Blake Snell

2. Charlie Morton*

3. Tyler Glasnow

4. Ryne Stanek

5. Diego Castillo

Setup

Jose Alvarado

Closer

Chaz Roe

Manager

Kevin Cash

Blue Jays Lineup

1. LF Teoscar Hernandez

2. SS Freddy Galvis*

3. RF Randal Grichuk

4. 1B Justin Smoak

5. DH Rowdy Tellez

6. CF Kevin Pillar

7. C Danny Jansen

8. 3B Brandon Drury

9. 2B Lourdes Gurriel Jr.

Bench

INF Richard Urena

OF Billy McKinney

C Luke Maile

Rotation

1. Marcus Stroman

2. Aaron Sanchez

3. Matt Shoemaker*

4. Clayton Richard*

5. Clay Buchholz*

Setup

Ryan Tepera

Closer

Ken Giles

Manager

Charlie Montoyo*

Orioles Lineup

1. CF Cedric Mullins

2. 2B Jonathan Villar

3. LF Trey Mancini

4. 1B Chris Davis

5. DH Mark Trumbo

6. 3B Renato Nunez

7. RF Joey Rickard

8. C Jesus Sucre*

9. SS Richie Martin*

Bench

C Austin Wynns

INF Drew Jackson*

OF Dwight Smith Jr.*

Rotation

1. Dylan Bundy

2. Andrew Cashner

3. Alex Cobb

4. David Hess

5. Mike Wright

Setup

Richard Bleier

Closer

Mychal Givens

Manager

Brandon Hyde*

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