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Ian Happ made his PNC Park debut as a player on Friday, June 16, 2017.
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Ian Happ, a Mt. Lebanon grad, opens MLB season with a first-pitch dinger

Matt Freed/Post-Gazette

Ian Happ, a Mt. Lebanon grad, opens MLB season with a first-pitch dinger

What’s better than rooting for a local athlete? Rooting against the Miami Marlins.

Ian Happ ... we thank you.

That was Happ, the Cubs second baseman and a Mt. Lebanon grad, mashing himself a tater on Pitch 1. Yes indeed, baseball season in Western Pennsylvania may have already peaked — though when balls are this juiced, anything is possible. Juiced balls forever.

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Happ, 23, was the ninth overall pick in 2015 and had 24 home runs in his first 115 MLB games last season. He’s on pace for a few more in 2018.

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First Published: March 29, 2018, 5:07 p.m.

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