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Will Acuna win the home run crown? Which N.Y. ace will strike out 300? Predicting MLB's 2021 stat leaders

The 2021 MLB season opens this week, but we're already thinking ahead to what things might look like come October.

Which home run hitters will outslug the rest? Which strikeout artists will rule the pitching leaderboards? And which veterans have historic milestones within their reach this summer?

We asked ESPN MLB experts Bradford Doolittle, Alden Gonzalez and David Schoenfield to make their predictions for the most interesting stat categories ahead of the season, along with trying to nail the exact stat line for some of baseball's most exciting stars.