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Play ball! Kershaw, Trout, Bumgarner all set for opening day

Washington Nationals' Bryce Harper, left, celebrates scoring during the first inning of an exhibition baseball game against the New York Yankees at Nationals Park, Saturday, April 4, 2015, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Washington Nationals' Bryce Harper, left, celebrates scoring during the first inning of an exhibition baseball game against the New York Yankees at Nationals Park, Saturday, April 4, 2015, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) Washington Nationals' Bryce Harper, left, celebrates scoring during the first inning of an exhibition baseball game against the New York Yankees at Nationals Park, Saturday, April 4, 2015, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

By Associated Press 4 min read

No team lost more games in spring training than the champion San Francisco Giants, hardly any pitcher struggled more than World Series MVP Madison Bumgarner.

So what? Throw out those stats – it’s time to play ball for real.

Come Monday, Clayton Kershaw and Masahiro Tanaka will be on the mound, Mike Trout and David Ortiz will be at the plate, Max Scherzer and Pablo Sandoval will be on new teams.

In all, 28 teams in action, all hoping to make the Final Ten come October.

“If you can play every day like opening day and get yourself up like you do for opening day, you’re probably going to have a good year,” said Giants manager Bruce Bochy, whose club visits Arizona.