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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’s a look at what’s going on around the National League Central.
- The Marlins placed left-hander Wei-Yin Chen on the disabled list with what they’re deeming a “tired arm.”
- The Mets have claimed pitcher Tommy Milone.
- Washington placed reliever Shawn Kelley on the disabled list, which is bad news for the back-end of the Nationals bullpen.
- Mets and Blue Jays were among four clubs that attended Doug Fister’s showcase.
- Baltimore placed closer Zach Britton on the disabled list with a forearm strain (yes, again), according to BaltimoreBaseball.com’s Dan Connolly.
- The Mets have suspend Matt Harvey 3 games for violating team rules. In response, Harvey has filed a grievance with the team that there was a clear and present misunderstanding.
- Tampa Bay designated left-hander Justin Marks for assignment Saturday, according to Marc Topkin of The Tampa Bay Times.
- Dodgers starter Rich Hill will pitch Tuesday before returning to Los Angeles’ rotation, according to Bill Shaikin of The Los Angeles Times.
- This weekend, the Mets became the poster child for always double checking your social media posts.
- Is Giancarlo Stanton just an ordinary baseball player now? The shock, the horror.
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Today in baseball: On May 8th, 1998, Mark McGwire reaches the 400th career home run mark.