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NEW YORK — Major League Baseball has ruled that Houston Astros outfielder Taylor Trammell’s bat, which was confiscated in the ninth inning of Thursday night’s game against the New York Yankees, was technically illegal. But the league office determined that Trammell’s bat did not give him a competitive advantage, and the umpires treated the situation like “an impermissible glove color …

HOUSTON — Umpires confiscated a bat used by Astros outfielder Taylor Trammell in the ninth inning of Thursday night’s game against the New York Yankees amid questions about its legality. Yankees manager Aaron Boone said his club, which won 8-4, noticed “discolorations on the label” of Trammell’s bat. Boone said he inquired with Major League Baseball on Thursday, and the …

HOUSTON — The Yankees are in the midst of a daunting 12-game stretch against four tough opponents. Or five, if you include Brian Walsh. But unlike Wednesday night, when they felt Walsh cost them the game from behind the plate, the Yankees were able to overcome another gaffe from the same umpire to claim the rubber game of the three-game …

It’s pretty clear the Yankees aren’t the only ones who thought home plate umpire Brian Walsh had a rough night behind the plate in their loss to Houston on Wednesday night. The ump, who tossed Devin Williams and Aaron Boone in the bottom of the eighth for complaining about several missed calls, was also graded poorly by the website umpscorecards.com. Perhaps …

HOUSTON — Coming into Wednesday, the Yankees had won eight straight games at the stadium formerly known as Minute Maid Park.  But no amount of regular-season success can quite erase the October heartbreak the Yankees have experienced here over the past decade.  And they took a page out of that playbook on Wednesday, despite it still only being September, in …

Houston Astros pitcher Framber Valdez and his catcher, César Salazar, were involved in a wild moment in Tuesday night’s loss to the Yankees that had one former MLB player saying he would have fought Valdez in the tunnel if he was his teammate In case you missed it, Salazar tried to wave off Valdez before a pitch to Yankees center …

‘It hurts more’: Astros still live rent-free in heads of Yankees’ fans  Chron Valdez apologizes after crossing up Astros catcher  ESPN Astros pitcher Framber Valdez denies intentionally hitting his catcher after tense moment in loss to Yankees  Yahoo Sports Astros look to move past Framber’s cross-up controversy  MLB.com Astros pitcher Framber Valdez accused of intentionally hitting own catcher after giving up grand slam  Fox News …

Yankees 7-1 Astros (Sep 2, 2025) Game Recap  ESPN Yanks stay hot in Houston behind Grisham’s slam, Fried’s gem  MLB.com Max Fried, powerful offense help Yankees knock down Astros to open key stretch with decisive win  New York Post Home runs sink Framber Valdez, Astros in series-opening loss to Yankees  Houston Chronicle Four reasons Yankees’ win over Astros was massive: ‘This is what we’ve …

Houston starter Framber Valdez said he apologized to his catcher César Salazar after hitting him in the chest with a pitch on Tuesday night, but he insisted that he didn’t hit his teammate on purpose. Salazar appeared to ask Valdez to step off the mound when the bases were loaded in the fifth inning of the Astros’ loss to the …

An Astros ace is accused of a bush-league maneuver — and this one doesn’t involve a trash can. Ex-MLB pitcher Dallas Braden and plenty of others allege that Houston lefty Framber Valdez intentionally plunked his catcher, Cesar Salazar, with a pitch after some confusion moments after allowing the game-changing grand slam to Trent Grisham in the Yankees’ 7-1 win Tuesday …