We have our favorite things, the things that remind us that baseball is back. There’s magic in all of them.

A collection of media members wielding cameras whipped into action the second Hanley Ramirez wandered over to first base on Wednesday morning.

As the Mets were busy making one of the more remarkable runs in franchise history last autumn, their architect hid what else was happening in his life. It was just mere days after the Mets clinched the National League East in Cincinnati, general manager Sandy Alderson recently revealed, that doctors diagnosed him with cancer.

At times one of the weakest fantasy positions, second base is currently enjoying a bit of a resurgence. With a cast of productive 20-somethings and a group of reliable veterans, the keystone position has the necessary depth for fantasy owners to fill out both the second-base slot and the middle-infield opening in rotisserie leagues.

After uncovering the 2015 division champions most likely to repeat, it is only fair that we give equal time to the six teams most likely to move up the ranks and take over as division winners. Here’s a case for the Red Sox, Cubs, Giants, Astros, Nationals and Tigers.

That’s a lot of heat.

A Spring Training phenomenon.

They’re the Justice League of bullpens.

At some point over the next month and a half, every big league manager will be asked who he plans to give the ball to for the season opener. For some teams, the question is merely a formality. For others, it can be a battle that goes down to the wire.

Presidents Day brought us remembrances of George Washington, Abraham Lincoln and other leaders of this great country where baseball is the national pastime. And now, baseball is revving up in earnest on Wednesday, when pitchers and catchers have their first reporting dates at various Spring Training camps in Arizona and Florida.

For West Coast baseball fans, the battle between the Dodgers and the Giants is expected to be the most heated in their time zone this season. Before these rivals settle their 2016 competition on the field, we can get a head start on assessing them by comparing the fantasy value of their key players for the upcoming campaign.

This is the bat flip all other bat flips must measure up to.

Rangers left fielder Josh Hamilton, after arriving for Spring Training on Sunday, put in a full morning of work on Tuesday. But he is still having some issues with his surgically repaired left knee. Hamilton had surgery right after the season, and there has been discomfort lingering in the knee for long stretches of the offseason.

You can’t hold Captain’s Camp without a captain, and as the Yankees’ four-week program for 20 of their top prospects winds down, Derek Jeter visited on Monday evening to treat some of the team’s brightest young talent to a surprise dinner out on the town.

Not only is former manager Lou Piniella back in the fold working for the Reds, he will now also play a role in one of the biggest Opening Day traditions around. It was announced on Tuesday that Piniella will serve as grand marshal for the 97th Findlay Market Opening Day Parade on April 4.

Almost as soon as he obtained his work visa in South Korea, Cardinals reliever Seung Hwan Oh traveled to Jupiter, hopeful that his early arrival would assist with the cultural assimilation. And upon landing, he was greeted by Eugene Koo, whom Oh first met at his introductory news conference in January and will now spend countless hours alongside as he works to fit in and find his way in an unfamiliar environment.

Jose Fernandez is healthy and set to pitch at the top of the Marlins’ rotation. Still to be determined, however, is how to best maximize the innings the 23-year-old right-hander will throw in 2016.