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The St. Louis Cardinals hosted the Chicago Cubs on Monday night, and before the game was even over, we knew who the MVP was.

Some random dude who ran onto the field.

Hanley Ramirez has gotten off to a strong start in his debut campaign with the Boston Red Sox, but the 31-year-old left fielder is set for a spell off the field after he suffered a shoulder injury in Monday night's game against the Tampa Bay Rays. He remains day-to-day with what has been ruled a sprain.

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Coming off a three-game sweep of the Boston Red Sox over the weekend, the New York Yankees have emerged as serious contenders on the odds to win the World Series and the American League pennant this season.

The AL East-leading Yankees (16-9) are at 20-1 odds to win the World Series and tied with the Red Sox at 7-1 to win the pennant behind a pair of AL Central teams that are virtually tied for the division lead.

When a cameraman catches fans doing something awkward, it's up to the broadcasters to find a way to segue back to the game.

One month through the season, expectations are as high as ever on the North Side of Chicago. The Cubs are looking like a competitive team, and that's a breath of fresh air for baseball in the Windy City.

While it's still early, here are five takeaways from the beginning of the 2015 season for the Cubs.

All stats courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com.

After seeing a young San Francisco Giants fan get hit by a foul ball off the bat of Chris Iannetta during his team's weekend series at AT&T Park, Los Angeles Angels star Mike Trout did what he could to make the kid feel better.

Trout grabbed one of his bats and personally delivered it to the youngster. Judging by the smile on the kid's face, it's safe to say the kind gesture made his day.

After one month of baseball, we've learned quite a bit about the 2015 Oakland Athletics, haven't we?

The area many thought would be a strength is a weakness. The one many questioned is a strength. And the third component we expected to be mostly good with some bad has been...mostly good with some bad.

New leaders have emerged.

New faces are clicking with each other.

Veterans have risen again.

The Pittsburgh Pirates dropped their third straight game via walk-off fashion Sunday afternoon as Kolten Wong's solo shot in the bottom of the 14th inning led the St. Louis Cardinals to the weekend series sweep. 

It is a daily fantasy baseball night for MLB aces with Felix Hernandez ($12,200) and Clayton Kershaw ($12,000) potentially sucking up your DraftKings budgets. You have to be judicious with the rest of your roster, so we outline the studs to slot and duds to not for Monday, May 4.