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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 Central.
- 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.
- Cole Hamels will miss eight weeks with a strained oblique.
- The Orioles place Welington Castillo on DL with shoulder tendinitis.
- Cleveland puts Kluber on the 10-day DL with a lower back strain.
- 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.
- If you think you’ve had a rough week at least you’re not this umpire.
- 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.
- The Twins are in first place and things are getting really heckin’ exciting.
- 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 5th, 1904, Cy Young tosses the first perfect game in American League history. Do dope stuff, get dope awards named after you.