The baseball season will officially be under way today with games finally beginning after a seemingly endless offseason (maybe only to me, those four months are agonizing). Today the Atlanta Braves take on their biggest rival, the New York Mets. The rivalry has been a bit calmer the past few seasons as both have been chasing the Phillies for titles and both the Braves and Mets have had injury-riddled seasons in the past two seasons.á
Today at Port St. Lucie, both teams will be starting their big name prospects, Jason Heyward for the Braves and Ike Davis for the Mets. This should be a great opportunity for fans who have only read about their big name prospects to be able to watch them in game action playing against major league caliber players.
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