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Toronto Blue Jays slugger Edwin Encarnacion has been suspended one game for bumping an umpire in the first inning of Friday's game against the Cleveland Indians, MLB announced Sunday.

Fans can decipher most of the 2016 MLB All-Star Game starting selections before Tuesday night's lineup reveal.

Based on the final update that MLB Communications provided last Monday, most of the voting leads are too sizable to erase. Tight battles are brewing in the American League's outfield and behind the National League's plate, but voters have flocked to the deserving candidates in recent weeks. 

While Homer Simpson is sure to be a fan of the No. 13 (a baker's dozen, resulting in one extra donut), the number has long been thought to be unlucky. Elevators in office buildings around New York City and other locales skip what should be the 13th floor entirely.

Chances are that the players who earned a spot on this week's All-Dud team would agree it's a terrible number—even if it's the one on the back of their jerseys.

At this time of year, numerous articles attempt to predict who will make the trip to the MLB All-Star Game.

With the rosters set to be revealed Tuesday night ahead of the July 12 All-Star Game in San Diego, we've decided to take a slightly different approach here.

Rather than focus on forecasting the actual roster, we've predicted who fans will talk about once the rosters are announced.

Voting for the 2016 Major League Baseball All-Star Game has closed, so all that remains is to find out which players will represent the American League and National League in the Midsummer Classic on July 12. 

MLB will announce the rosters Tuesday at 7 p.m. ET, but we can surmise from the most recent voting update from MLB Communications how things will shake out. 

Jake Arrieta is trying to author a worthy follow-up to a Cy Young-winning season, and he's doing it on a Chicago Cubs team that's trying to end a 108-year championship drought.

Nobody ever said accomplishing either task would be easy.

The Los Angeles Angels appropriately began the Fourth of July holiday weekend with a bang, defeating the Boston Red Sox 21-2 on Saturday at Fenway Park.

Fox Sports: MLB might have discovered the source of Los Angeles' explosion:

Cleveland Indians outfielder Rajai Davis hit for his first career cycle Saturday in a 9-6 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays.

One day after the Tribe and Jays played a 19-inning affair, Davis had the game of his life, which he capped off by hitting a single off Toronto closer Roberto Osuna in the ninth inning.

School might be out for summer, but the 2016 MLB regular season isn't done teaching.

As we arrive at the season's halfway point, we've learned quite a bit about all 30 teams. Some of those lessons have been positive, some not so much. But every game presents an opportunity to learn something new and walk away with more information than we had before the first pitch of the day.

Whether or not they win their respective leagues, the Boston Red Sox and Chicago Cubs are set to make a mark on this year's World Series.

Home-field advantage plays a pivotal role in any playoff series, so MLB naturally lets an exhibition game decide who gets an extra home game during the championship showdown. If the Red Sox or Cubs don't make the Fall Classic, the participants can thank or blame the All-Star Game outcome.