into the upper reaches of the Hammond Stadium light tower in right-center field during batting practice, leaving many observers shaking their heads in admiration.

"When you got that kind of power and you learn the things you got to do at the plate, you can be dangerous," Ortiz said.

Ortiz knows. He's got 431 career home runs on his resume, with another 17 in the postseason. Some of his roundtrippers are legendary -- walk-offs, game-changers, and postseason changers, like the grand slam he hit off Detroit's Joaquin Benoit in Game 2 of the American League Championship Series this past October.

It's those kinds of topics, and others, that Vargas and Ortiz, who spent six seasons in the Twins organization before joining the Red Sox, talk about when they exchange daily textin front of the Ford area – and you can see Honda on the left.

Climbing net above the Ford booth – fun for kids (and adults) to climb through during the show.

It was fun seeing the new Lexus UX – I drove this car for the A Girls Guide to Cars conference two weeks ago.

I love the trident on the Maserati grill.

Beautiful styling on the Acura NSX

Rivian is a new company that aims to make rugged off-road electric SUVs.

A new electric off-road SUV company, Rivian

I gravitated towards the Subaru booth this year. I am most familiar with their WRX, but the Outbacks really looked interesting, and then I posed in the new Ascent for a #SharetheLoveSelfie – Subaru is donating money to one of four charities for every