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Colorado Rockies shortstop Trevor Story finished April with 17 extra-base hits, joining Joe DiMaggio (23 in May 1936) and Albert Pujols (17 in April 2001) as the only players since 1900 to record 17 or more extra-base hits during the first calendar month of their respective careers, per Elias Sports Bureau (via ESPN.com).

Baseball's regular season might be a marathon and not a sprint, but it seemed like we blew through April in record time, doesn't it?

The players in this list might disagree with that sentiment. All of them are struggling badly out of the gate and eager to leave the season's opening month firmly in the past. While there's plenty of time for them to turn things around, it doesn't make their struggles any less frustrating.

First impressions are far from everything. No MLB rookie should start writing his Hall of Fame speech after one impressive month.

Patience, however, is a difficult virtue to master early in the season, when successes and failures stand out like giant pimples. Combine the tendency to overreact to April numbers with human instinct to judge someone immediately, and neophytes are especially susceptible to spawning overzealous reactions.

David Ortiz and the Boston Red Sox share a treasure trove of beautiful memories. Busting one of professional sports' most infamous championship droughts and then winning two more titles to boot will do that for you.

Now, in Ortiz's final season, Boston and Big Papi appear primed for one more run.

Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Jake Arrieta witnessed his home scoreless streak come to an end at 52.2 innings when he surrendered an RBI double to Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Alex Presley in the fifth inning of Thursday's eventual 7-2 Cubs victory, per Sportsnet

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