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Good morning baseball fans!
Voting for the All-Star game has officially started, so fill out your ballots out early and hope your favorite player is still healthy by the All-Star break.
Here is a look at what’s going on around the National League West.
- Hot take alert: MLB SHOULD PENALIZE ANY CLUB WHO WON’T POLICE THEIR FANS. There. We said it.
- While we’re at it, stop freakin’ throwing at batters, someone is going to get seriously injured.
- Today’s odd yet heartwarming tale is about this man that is flushing his friend's ashes down the toilet of every MLB ballpark.
- The Orioles place Welington Castillo on DL with shoulder tendinitis.
- Well, the Royals are probably screwed this season. So there’s that.
- Miami has placed Edinson Volquez on the DL with a thumb blister. Ouchie.
- Because Thor is Thor and one doctor is not sufficient, Syndergaard will seek a second opinion about his torn right lat.
- Did the White Sox blow it by rebuilding?
- The Yankees have sent Greg Bird to the disabled list for his ankle.
- The Mets are a flaming hot mess and while this is not brand new information it is still pretty sad.
- PSA: If you propose at a stadium and get rejected, you deserve to go viral.
- In somewhat of a sad turn of events, the Blue Jays have released Jarrod Saltalamacchia after he cleared waivers. He’d put up a batting average of .040. Oh how the mighty fall.
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Today in baseball: On May 4th, 2006, Mike Napoli, on the first pitch he sees in his first major league at-bat, hits a home run. The party has been raging ever since.