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Check out how much these MLB vets have changed since their first Spring Training

Spring Training is, naturally, a time for looking ahead -- to the blue skies and warm weather to come, and to the new baseball season just around the corner. But it's also a handy time to look back: After all, players report each spring a year older, a year further removed from that rookie card.
So, to help commemorate the start of another season (and make everyone feel a little old), we decided to see just how different Major League stars look now compared to their first taste of Spring Training. Because really, who doesn't love some good ol' nostalgia? 
Bartolo Colon

Dustin Pedroia

CC Sabathia

Edwin Encarnacion

Joe Mauer

Miguel Cabrera

Adrián Beltré

David Wright

Yadier Molina

Fernando Rodney

Chase Utley

Joey Votto

Cole Hamels

Albert Pujols

Of course, the players aren't the only ones who've grown up before our eyes -- behold, the managers:
Mike Scioscia

Bruce Bochy

Buck Showalter

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