Major League Baseball

2017 MLB season preview: The best reason to watch all 30 teams

Published Jun. 30, 2017 6:28 p.m. ET

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As Opening Day approaches, the one thing every team can count on for the long season ahead is hope, whether to make the postseason this year or to build toward a brighter future in days ahead. Yet no matter how competitive they are, all 30 teams will have at least one reason for their fans to stay interested for the next six months. Before the season kicks off, SI.com explores the best reason to watch each team in 2017. Jay Jaffe wrote about the AL East, the NL East and the NL West; Jeremy Fuchs examined the AL Central, Jon Tayler took the AL West and Stephanie Apstein broke down the NL Central.

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