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Which sentence uses correct punctuation?

Mark called to the umpire "Hey, that was a strike!"
Mark called to the umpire, "Hey, that was a strike!"
Mark called to the umpire "hey, that was a strike!"
Mark, called to the umpire, "hey, that was a strike!"

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Mark called to the umpire, "Hey, that was a strike!"
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The sentence that uses correct punctuation is:
Mark called to the umpire, "Hey, that was a strike!"
So that is the second one.

You have to place a comma before the quote, and an exclamation mark before the last quotation mark.
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