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- Updated: September 16, 2016
PHILADELPHIA — The only thing standing between Wei-Yin Chen and his first Major League start since July 20 is a bullpen session he will throw on Saturday.
If all goes according to plan, Chen will make his return from a left elbow sprain on Monday to open the Marlins’ series against the Nationals at Marlins Park. Chen will replace rookie right-hander Jake Esch in the rotation, while giving Jose Fernandez an extra day’s rest.
“I think it’s important — both for the team and myself — because I haven’t been pitching for a really long time,” Chen said through an interpreter. “So it’s going to be important …
